/ 1/ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1074 OF 2001 Raman & Raman Tex Agency Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. ...Petitioners V/s. State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.H.E. Palwe for Petitioners. Mr.Y.M. Nakhawa, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : 15th APRIL, 2008. P.C.:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners. None appears for the Respondents. 2. By this petition, Petitioners are challenging the order of issuance of process which is issued by the Metropolitan Magistrate, 9th Court, Bandra in Case No.392/S/1995. Respondent No.2 filed a complaint against the present Petitioner for an offence punishable U/s. 420 of IPC. It is alleged that on the basis of representation being made by the Petitioners, Respondents delivered goods and the Petitioners did not make any payment after delivery of goods. / 2/ Learned counsel for the Petitioners submitted that dispute, in fact, was of civil nature and therefore, process ought not to have issued by the Trial Court. This submission of the learned counsel for the Petitioners, cannot be accepted at this stage. Petitioners, however, have liberty to apply for discharge before the learned Magistrate in accordance with law. There is no reason to interfere with the order of issuance of process at this stage. All contentions of the Petitioners are kept open. If an application for discharge is filed, same shall be considered in accordance with law and same shall be disposed of as expeditious as possible. . Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. ( V.M. KANADE, J.)