IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1024 OF 2009 Selvan Mariappa Devendra .. Petitioner V/s State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.C.K.Pendse for the petitioner. Ms.P.H.Kantharia, APP for the State. CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & R.G.KETKAR, JJ. DATE : 15TH JUNE, 2009. P.C.: . The petitioner has challenged the show cause notice dated 14.3.2009 issued by the 2nd respondent u/s.59 of the Bombay Police Act calling upon him to say why he should not be externed u/s.56(1) (a) (b) of the Bombay Police Act for a period of two yeas from the districts of Mumbai & Thane. 2. We have heard Mr.Pendse, learned Counsel for the petitioner at some length. He submitted that respondent had initiated chapter proceedings against the petitioner u/s.110(g) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (the Code) vide order dated 9.7.2008 u/s.111 of the Code calling upon the petitioner to say why he should not be asked to execute the bond for keeping peace. Mr.Pendse submitted that it is not open to the respondent to initiate two parallel preventive proceedings at one time. In support of this submission, learned counsel placed reliance on Bhaurao s/o Punjabrao Gawande V/s.State of Maharashtra – 2007 ALL M.R.(Cri) 152. 3. Ms.Kantharia, learned APP on instructions from Mr.M.S.Benkar, PSI attached to Juhu Police Station states that the respondents do not want to proceed with the chapter proceedings. 4. Since the petitioner has challenged the show cause notice we are not inclined to entertain the petition. It will be open to the petitioner to raise all the points which he has urged in this court, in the reply to the show cause notice. We have not expressed any opinion on any points urged by the petitioner. The externing authority will consider his reply to the show cause notice in accordance with law. 5. Petition is disposed of. ( SMT.RANJANA DESAI, J.) (R.G.KETKAR, J.)