1 13WP.2515-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2515 OF 2011 Dr.Abraham Mathai. ..Petitioner. Vs. Senior Police Inspector, Vakola Police Station & 4 Ors. ..Respondents. .......... Mr. Chetan Mali, i/b. Mihir Desai, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms. M. H. Mhatre, A.P.P. for the State. Mr.J. V. Pawar, Sr. P.I. Vakola Police Station, Mumbai is present in Court. .......... CORAM : A. M. KHANWILKAR AND P. D. KODE, JJ. DATED : 07th OCTOBER, 2011. P.C. 1. The relief claimed in this Petition is to issue directions to the respondent Nos.1, 2 & 3 to treat the letter dated 3rd August, 2011 (wrongly mentioned as 4th August, 2011 in the prayer clause of the Writ Petition) – Exhibit-B to the Petition as FIR for the offence punishable under Section 153A of Indian Penal Code. PPD 2 13WP.2515-11 Learned APP, on instructions of Senior Inspector of Police of Vakola Police Station, states that on the basis of the statement to be made by the petitioner, he would cause to register the FIR dependent on the statement disclosing commission cognizable offence. 2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that going by the Article at Exhibit-A published in D.N.A. dated July 16, 2011 there is no manner of doubt that the contents thereof would constitute offence punishable under Section 153A of IPC. 3. Even so, since the Senior Inspector of Police of Vakola police station has shown willingness to proceed in the matter as is assured through the learned APP, the petitioner may report to the Senior Inspector of Police of Vakola police station on 10th October, 2011 between 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.. Learned APP assures on behalf of the Senior Inspector of Police of Vakola Police Station that if the petitioner visits the office of the Senior Inspector of Police of Vakola Police Station on 10th October, 2011 during the said time, he will cause to register the FIR on the basis of the statement given by the petitioner. Learned APP submits that the 3 13WP.2515-11 Senior Inspector of Police of Vakola Police Station would take all necessary steps as may be required in accordance with law expeditiously and take the complaint made by the petitioner to its logical end. That assurance is accepted. 4. Accordingly, all questions are left open and the Petition is disposed of on the basis of assurance given by the learned APP in the above terms. (P. D. KODE, J.) (A. M. KHANWILKAR, J.)