:1: FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2353 OF 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda Court’s or Judge’s orders. of Coram, appearance, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Ahhilesh Singh for the Petitioner. Mrs. M.H.Mhatre, APP. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE,J. DATED : 01/3/2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Advocate for the petitioner and the APP. for the State. 2. Rule. By consent, rule made returnable forthwith. 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner is a non commercial social club. The petitioner provides recreational facilities and social gathering to its members to enjoy indoor games like rummy, bridge, carom, chess and other lawful games. The :2: grievance of the petitioner is that the officers of the Bhandup Police Station frequently visiting the club and insisting upon its closing. In the circumstances, it is directed that the Officers of Bhandup Police Station and Officers of the respondents shall only interfere with the activities of the club in accordance with law. Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms. 4. It is clarified that this order will not come in the way of the police authorities from taking action against gambling or any other unlawful activities prohibited under the Bombay Police Act if carried out in the premises of the petitioner’s club. 5. C.C. expedited. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)