1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Criminal WP No. 35 of 2011 Bapurao v. State of Maharashtra and ors ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms T. Udeshi, Adv for petitioner Mr M.K. Pathan, APP for respdts Coram: A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 9th August 2011 1. Petitioner is present before the Court. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner has prayed for quashing of FIR dated 6.4.2010 in Crime No. 3978/2010 registered with respondent no. 1 for the offences punishable under Sections 7, 13 (1) (d) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the investigation is still in progress and sanction from respondent no. 3 is still awaited. As soon as sanction is received, further steps would be taken in the matter. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner at this stage submits that in view of the right guaranteed to the petitioner under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, he is entitled to the speedy trial. Prayer is premature and is rejected. However, respondents no. 1 and 2 are directed to send reminder to respondent no. 3 to obtain orders on their application for sanction. At the same, respondent no. 3 is directed to take decision on the application for sanction, if received, at the earliest. 4. In view of the above, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks 2 permission to withdraw the petition. Permission granted. Criminal Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. All contentions are kept open. JUDGE joshi