1 wp967.090 hvn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITOIN NO. 967 OF 2009 Mr. P.C. Gupta and Others ... Petitioners Versus State of Maharashtra and Anr. ... Respondents Mr. Nitin Pradhan, Sr. Counsel i/by Ms. S.D. Khot and Ameeta Kuttikrishna, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Rajan Alimchandani, applicant in person in Application No. 330 of 2009 Mrs. A.A. Mane, A.P.P. for State. CORAM : SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA,J. DATED : DECEMBER 20, 2010 P.C. This petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing of the proceedings in C.C. No. 2905350/SS/2007 filed by respondent no. 2 in the 29th Court, Dadar, Mumbai. By the said complaint, respondent no. 2 alleges that the petitioners have committed offence punishable under section 500 read with 34 of I.P.C. The defamatory 2 wp967.090 statement imputed to the petitioners forms part of the letter dated 27th February, 2007 sent by the advocate to the District Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies in connection with hearing of appeal under R.T.I. Act. At Paragraph 3(c)(xii) the advocate described, respondent no. 2 as the disgruntled ordinary member living in a Fool's paradise. The letter also states that respondent no. 2 had raised foolish points. Considering the imputations which are per se defamatory, there is no case made out for quashing of the proceedings. Hence, petition is dismissed. (SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA,J.)