IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.58 OF 2006 IN CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2467 OF 2005 Professor (Dr.)Nanda Ravindra Patil & Anr. ...Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr. Uday P. Warunjikar for the Petitioner Mr. S.R. Borulkar, P.P for the State CORAM: SHRI J.N.PATEL & SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, JJ. DATED: 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2006 P.C. 1. This application has been made by the Petitioner seeking extension of time for recording the statements of two important witnesses under Section 164 of Cr.P.C by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangli. We direct the Petitioner to produce the witnesses before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangli within a period of 4 weeks from the date of passing of this order. On such witnesses appearing before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangli, he is directed to record their statements under Section 164 of Cr.P.C and place it in a sealed envelope/cover and forward it to the Competent Court having jurisdiction, i.e. the Magistrate who has taken cognizance of the charge-sheet filed in the matter, so that the said statements can be forwarded along with the charge- sheet to the Court of Sessions at the stage of passing of the committal order. 2. The Petitioner shall comply with the undertaking given in terms of our order dated 18th January, 2006. 3. The application stands disposed of accordingly. Certified copy of the order is expedited. 4. The Petitioner to serve the copy of the order in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangli in addition to the Registrar (Judicial), High Court, Bombay forwarding the copy of this order in usual course. (SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J.) (SHRI. J.N. PATEL, J.)