Cri.Writ Petition No.945/2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.945 OF 2010 Pratap s/o Ganpatrao Bangar ..Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents Mr S.S.Jadhavar, Advocate for petitioner Mr N.R.Shaikh, A.P.P. for respondents 1 to 5 Smt.S.S.Jadhav, Advocate for respondent No.6 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 21st December 2010 PER COURT 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ directing the respondents 1 and 2 to accord sanction/permission to prosecute respondent No.6 in Crime No.5/2009 registered by the Nanal Peth Police Station, Parbhani. The petitioner also prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to initiate departmental proceedings against respondent No.6 and to take appropriate disciplinary action against respondent No.6. 2. On notice of this petition being issued to the respondents, the respondent No.5 has filed an affidavit-in-reply and in the affidavit-in-reply, on the strength of the letter dated 16.11.2010, issued by the Desk Officer of the Home Department, it is stated that a final decision in respect of the proposal for grant of sanction would be taken within three months. The affidavit-in-reply is dated 7.12.2010. We accept the aforesaid statement as an undertaking to Court that within three months of 7.12.2010, Cri.Writ Petition No.945/2010 2 decision in respect of the proposal would be taken by the authorities, in accordance with law. On the basis of the aforesaid statement Mr S.S. Jadhavar, learned Counsel for the petitioner states on instructions that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition. 3. This Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. It is needless to state that since we have not adjudicated any of the issues raised in this petition, all the issues are kept open including the liberty to the petitioner to challenge the decision on the proposal, in case adverse to the petitioner. Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty and the directions stated above. ( A.V. POTDAR, J. ) ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) (vvr/945.10criwp)