1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1996 OF 2006 Smt. Shobha M. Hotkar and Ors. .. Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. Shirish Gupte, Senior Advocate with Mr. Akhilesh Singh for the Petitioner Smt. A.S. Pai, APP for the State CORAM : S.B. MHASE, & S.R. SATHE, JJ. DATED : 10 th NOVEMBER, 2006 P.C. :- This Petition has been filed for quashing FIR. However, pending the petition the charge-sheet is filed and thereby remedy of the Petitioner has now changed in view of the provision in Criminal Procedure Code. Learned Senior Counsel Mr. Shirish Gupte for Petitioner states that he may be allowed to withdraw the petition with further liberty to file appropriate application in criminal case for discharge of the accused. The Petition is allowed to be withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Such an application to be made before the Magistrate Court as expeditiously as possible. The 2 Trial Court is directed that in any event he has to dispose of the said application within period of one year from the date of filing of the application. (S.R. SATHE, J.) (S.B. MHASE, J.)