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 SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 1899 OF 2004 CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 1899 OF 2004 CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 1899 OF 2004 WITH WITH WITH CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 290 OF 2005 CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 290 OF 2005 CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 290 OF 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders : Court’s or Judge’s orders and Registrar’s orders. : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. D.S. Mhaispurkar, A.P.P. for the respondent State. CORAM: R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR & CORAM: R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR & CORAM: R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR & P.V. KAKADE, JJ. P.V. KAKADE, JJ. P.V. KAKADE, JJ. DATED: 20TH OCT., 2005 DATED: 20TH OCT., 2005 DATED: 20TH OCT., 2005 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Under order dated 26th April, 2005, notice was issued to Shri Prakash Joshi, Desk Officer, Law & Judiciary Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, as to why he should not be held guilty of contempt on account of making false statements in the affidavits filed in the petitions. He had also filed affidavit in reply explaining the circumstances under which false statements sought to be made. He has now filed another affidavit stating that at the time when appointments were made, he was holding an additional charge of the Desk Officer, due to the death in the family of the concerned Desk Officer and he had no intention to make wrong statements. However, considering the findings arrived at by this Court, he has stated that he tenders unconditional sincere apology for the wrong statements made in the affidavits filed by him. We accept the said statements and remorse has been disclosed by him. Therefore, we do not considerit necessary to proceed with the matter any further. While accepting the said unconditional apology, the notice of contempt issued against him stands discharged. (R.M.S. Khandeparkar, J.) ( P.V. Kakade, J. )