1 Criminal W.P.No.48 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.48 OF 2011 Apeksha Rupesh Durugkar & anr. ..PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & ors. ..RESPONDENTS Mr M.V. Deshpande, Advocate holding for Mr Sujeet Karlekar for the petitioners; Mr K.G. Patil, Asstt. Public Prosecutor for the respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 18th January, 2011 PER COURT : This petition was circulated before us on the ground of extreme urgency and accordingly we had granted circulation for 2.30 p.m. The petitioners have prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents no.1 to 3 to provide police protection to protect life and liberty of the petitioners in case of any action initiated without following due process of law. The petitioners have also prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents no.1 to 3 not to take any adverse action against the petitioners without following due process of law. 2. In respect of prayer clause (A) i.e. of relief of seeking police protection, the petitioners have alternate remedy available to them of submitting an application to the Superintendent of Police for providing police protection to them. Mr Murar Deshpande, learned Counsel for the 2 Criminal W.P.No.48 of 2011 petitioners states on instructions that the petitioners would submit an application to the Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad either today or tomorrow. According to us, the interest of justice would be sub-served by directing the Commissioner of Police, in the event the petitioners submit an application for police protection, to decide the same in accordance with law, within two days of its submission. In respect of prayer clause (B) to the petition, the relief which is sought for is extremely vague. In case any action is taken against the petitioners, which the petitioners feel is against the provisions of law, alternate remedies are available to the petitioners. 3. With the aforesaid observations, this petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. 4. Learned A.P.P. to communicate this order to respondent no.2, i.e. the Police Commissioner, Aurangabad. ( A.V. POTDAR, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) amj/criwp48.11