: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 APPLICATION NO.8481 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.Vilas Tapkir i/by Aparna More for the Applicant. Mr.S.S.Tatkare, APP. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE,J. DATED : 3/4/2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This is an application for grant of leave to file an appeal against the order of acquittal. The respondent No.1 has been acquitted for an offence under Section 500 of the I.P.C. On perusal of the record, it is seen that the defamation by respondent No.1 is said to have been committed by publishing an article in daily newspaper Sakal dated 5.6.1999. A statement is attributed to respondent No.1 by the newspaper to the effect that the applicant did not handover file in spite of request. In my view, :2: this is not a defamatory statement. The owner, Publisher and Reporter were not roped in the trial. The view taken by the trial court is reasonable and possible view. Hence, leave refused. Consequently the appeal to stand dismissed. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)