-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL REFERENCE NO. 06 OF 2006 CRIMINAL REFERENCE NO. 06 OF 2006 CRIMINAL REFERENCE NO. 06 OF 2006 Shri C.R. Pande, Joint Civil Judge, J.D.& J.M.F.C., Ulhasnagar .. Petitioner. V/s. Pradeep Pandharinath Thopte .. Respondent. --- Mrs. P.H.Kantharia, APP for the State. Mr.G.S.Godbole with Nitin Mulye for the Respondent No.1. --- CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 28th JUNE, 2007. DATED : 28th JUNE, 2007. DATED : 28th JUNE, 2007. P.C. : P.C. : P.C. :- . The above Criminal Reference arises out of the Reference made by the learned Joint Civil Judge, J.D. & J.M.F.C., Ulhasnagar under section 15 (2) of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971. 2. The cause for making the Reference arose on account of the conduct of the Respondent No.1 in the court on 30th May, 2006 when C.R. No. I-106/2006 had come up before the learned Joint Civil Judge, J.D.& J.M.F.C., Ulhasnagar. -: 2 :- 3. An additional affidavit has been filed by the Respondent No.1 in which he has now tendered his unconditional apology for the incident that had occurred on 30.05.2006. He has further stated in the said affidavit that in future he will not do anything which will amount to lowering the authority of any court or which will amount to interference in the due process of any judicial proceedings. 4. In the light of the said affidavit and the unconditional apology tendered therein by the Respondent No.1, we deem it fit to close the above matter by issuing a warning to the Respondent No.1 who is a police officer to be careful in future and abide by the assurance given by him to this court. 5. The Reference is accordingly disposed of. (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (R.M.SAVANT,J.) .....