1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Criminal Writ Petition No.742 of 2007 M/s. Noor Construction Petitioner Vs. Mr.Gunvant Digambar Shinde & anr. Respondents Mr.Madhav Jamdar for petitioner. Mr.S.A.Sawant for resp.no.1. Mr.A.S.Shitole, APP for State. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE, J. October 30, 2007. P.C. . Heard the learned counsel for both the parties. The dispute between the parties is limited viz. liberty to the accused to continue with the cross-examination and complete the same. It is apparent from the record that on 1/3/2007 the complainant was in the witness box and he was under cross-examination. An application was filed by the complainant for re-examination of the witness and on that ground the case was adjourned. However, on the same day the application filed by the complainant was filed as it was not pressed. The learned counsel for the accused made an application to go ahead with the cross-examination and that has been rejected. . It is hereby directed that the complainant 2 will step in the witness box on 2nd November 2007 and the learned Advocate for the accused shall be allowed to cross-examine him and complete the same on that day itself. . Parties to appear before the trial Court on 1/11/2007 along with an authenticated copy of this order and make an application to take the complaint on board and fix it for recording the cross-examination of the complainant on the next day i.e. on 2/11/2007. . Complaint be heard and decided on its own merits preferably by 31st December 2007. . Petition is disposed off in terms of the above directions. (B.H.MARL