1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1600 OF 2009 Life Line Global Ltd. : Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. : Respondents .... Mr.A.M.Saraogi for the petitioner. Ms A.T.Jhaveri, Addl. Public Prosecutor for respondent no.1. Mr.N.G.Chatre for respondent no.2. .... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI, J. DATE : APRIL 19, 2010. P.C.: Rule, returnable forthwith. The learned counsel for the respective respondents waive service. Heard by consent. 2. By way of the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing Case No.1084/SS/2007 pending before the leaned Metropolitan Magistrate’s 27th Court at Mulund, Mumbai. This Court in the case of Amarnath Baijnath Gupta v. Mohini Organics Pvt. Ltd., reported in (2009) All M.R.(Cri.) 184, has held that verification of the complaint as contemplated under section 200 of the Cr.P.C. is not an empty formality 2 and cannot be done in a prescribed format by filling blanks. 3. In the present case, it can be seen that the verification is done in a prescribed format and not in accordance with law as laid down by this Court in the aforesaid case. 4. In that view of the matter, the order of the learned Magistrate dated 27.12.2007 for issuance of process is quashed and set aside. The matter is remanded back to the learned Magistrate for proceeding further in accordance with law. Needless to state that this Court has not observed anything on the merits of the matter and the parties will be at liberty to raise all contentions available to them, in accordance with law. 5. Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms. B. R. GAVAI, J.