IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1938 OF 2008. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s Court’s or Judge’s orders. orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.K.H. Halai, i/b. M/s. Hallai & Co., for the Applicant. Mr.J.C. Satpute, with Mr.H.V. Mehta, for the Respondent No.1. Mr. J.P.Yagnik, APP, for the Respondent-State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 17th September 2008. : 17th September 2008. : 17th September 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicant. This is an Application filed invoking power of this Court under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Applicant is charged with an offence under section 120-B read with sections 420, 409, 468, 471 and 477-A and section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Charges have been framed by the learned Special Judge against the Applicant. 2. The challenge in this Application is to the charges framed on the ground is that while effecting seizure, provisions of section 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 have not been complied with and a bond has not been taken as : 2 : required under section 102 of the said Code. It is submitted that the seizure itself was illegal. 3. Charges have been framed against the Applicant. What is contended in this Application is the defence of the Applicant in the trial. No case is made out for quashing the proceeding in exercise of power under section 482 of the said Code. The Application is rejected. However, all contentions of the Applicant on merits are expressly kept open. (A.S.Oka, J)