* 1 * WP.1902.2011 26.9.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 1902 OF 2011 Smt. Urmila Pralhad Sawant ..... Petitioner V/S. State of Maharashtra ..... Respondent Mr. V.V. Mohite h/f. Mr. Shivraj Patil, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. R.V. Newton, APP for the State. CORAM :- K.U. CHANDIWAL, J. 26 September, 2011. P.C. :- 1. Heard. 2. On earlier date i.e. on 20th September, 2011 when the matter was called out, Mr. Shivraj Patil was absent and leave note of Mr. Shivraj Patil was thereafter placed on record. Consequently, the matter was adjourned to this date. Today, again Advocate Shivraj Patil is absent. Counsel holding on behalf of him is not having instructions including what is the nature of the matter. 3. Having gone through the record, it is seen an application below Exhibit-11 dated 19th April, 2011 was moved. It was rejected by the learned Additional District Judge. The petitioner desires to defer cross- * 2 * WP.1902.2011 26.9.2011 examination of the complainant. In a matter under the provisions of the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes Act, I do not see any prejudice would be caused if the complainant is put in examination and also cross- examination by the accused. The purport of Section 231(2) Criminal Procedure Code was wrongly tried to be accelerated and the learned Judge has correctly rejected the exercise. No merit in the petition. The same is dismissed. [K.U. CHANDIWAL, J]