1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRI. CONTEMPT PETITION NO.10 OF 2009 Rajnikant Manubhai Patel .... Petitioner Vs. Suresh Nalavade & Ors. .... Respondents None present for the Petitioner. Shri Ravi Kadam, Advocate General, with Shri D.P. Adsule, APP, for the State. CORAM: BILAL NAZKI & A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED: SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 P.C: 1. On 23rd March, 2009 we disposed of Criminal Writ Petition No.434 of 2009. The learned APP appearing in the petition had submitted before us that investigation in the case had been completed and the charge-sheet had been filed on 15th March, 2009. She had further stated that the accused could not be produced before the Court along with the charge-sheet as the accused was living in England. In view of the statements of the learned APP, the writ petition was disposed of. Thereafter, the present petition came to be filed on 20th April, 2009, complaining that the statement made before the Court on 23rd March, 2009 which resulted in the dismissal of the writ petition was false. Now an affidavit 2 dated 1st September, 2009 has been filed by Shri Ramesh Mona Gavit, Police Inspector presently attached to Versova Police Station in which he has stated that though the charge- sheet was submitted to the Court Clerk on 5th March, 2009, but somehow it was not numbered till 27th April, 2009. He has also tendered his unconditional apology. 2. We have heard the learned Advocate General, who is also of the opinion that there appears an element of contempt in the matter. He, however, submits that since the respondent- contemner has tendered his apology, he may not be punished for contempt and the State may be directed to take appropriate action in terms of the Bombay Police Act. We accept the submission of the learned Advocate General; close the contempt proceedings and direct the State to look into the matter and take action against the respondent-contemner, if warranted, under the Bombay Police Act. With these observations, the petition is disposed of. (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (A.R. JOSHI, J.)