108wp216.09.odt 1 . IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No.216 of 2009 (Madhav Babasaheb Solao .vs. The Commissioner of Police, Nagpur and Ors.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders Coram: D.D.Sinha & P. B. Varale, JJ. Date : 10/08/2009. Heard Mr. P. A. Abhyankar, Adv. for petitioner and Mr.N.W.Sambre, Public Prosecutor for respondent nos. 1, 2 and 4. Counsel for petitioner states that the grievance of petitioner in the present petition is in respect of the manner and methodology followed by the respondents while directing the petitioner to deposit his weapon i.e. Pistol in the Police Station. It is contended that the procedure undertaken by the respondents was illegal, unjust and arbitrary and therefore, challenged the action of respondents by filing present petition. Mr. N. W. Sambre, Public Prosecutor has submitted that the said issue is no more res-integra and is concluded by the judgment of Division Bench of this Court dt. 30.6.2009 rendered in Criminal Writ Petition No. 835 of 2009 Govind @ Bhai Ganesh Tilve .vs. Vikram Kumar, District Magistrate, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra and Others, wherein the Division Bench has given guidelines to be followed by the respondents in the matter of 108wp216.09.odt 2 . deposit of weapon at the time of general elections. It is contended that, as and when the general elections will be declared, the procedure and guidelines mentioned in the said judgment shall be followed scrupulously before issuing directions to the owner of the weapon to deposit the same in the Police Station. We have considered the contentions canvassed by the respective counsel and also perused the decision of this court. This Court has given exhaustive guidelines which are broad-base and requires the respondents to follow particular procedure before asking the owner of the weapon to deposit the same in the Police Station at the time of elections. The procedure evolved by the Division Bench of this Court is just and proper, hence no interference is called for. In the circumstances, the Criminal Writ Petition is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE jais