1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 49 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2414 OF 2005 Indur Kartar Chhugani ) Age 61 years, Occ: Busines, ) R/o. 501-502, Pinky Panorama ) CHS Ltd., 6th Road, Khar (W). ) Mumbai – 400 052. ) .. Petitioner Vs 1. The State of Maharashtra, ) At the instance of ) Additional Chief Secretary, ) Home Department, Government of ) Maharashtra, Mantralaya, ) Mumbai. ) 2. The Senior Inspector of Police, ) Khar Police Station, Mumbai. ) 3. Arun Walzade, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) Asstt. Police Inspector, ) Khar Police Station, Mumbai. ) 4. Mehboob A. Inamdar, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) P.S. I. (EOW), Mumbai. ) 5. The Punjab National Bank Ltd., ) Through Shree Surinder Singh ) Kohli, The Managing Director, ) 7, Bhikaji Cama Place, ) New Delhi 110 066. ) 2 6. Shree Alok Kulshreshtha, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) The Chief Manager, ) Punjab National Bank, ) ARMB Branch, 265, Birya House, ) Bazar Gate, Fort, Mumbai 400 001.) 7. R.I. S. Sidhu, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) The General Manager (Zonal Office), Punjab National Bank, ) 11th Floor, Dalamal House, ) Nariman Pt., Mumbai 400 021. ) 8. Anil Bhan, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) The Chief Manager, ) Punjab National Bank, ) 11th Floor, Dalamal House, ) Nariman Pt., Mumbai 400 021. ) 9. R. Srinivasan, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) The Senior Manater, ) Punjab National Bank, ) ARMB Branch, 265, Birya House, ) Bazar Gate, Fort, Mumbai 400 001.) 10. Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd., ) Through G. Krishna Murthy, ) The Chairman, Habeeb Towers, ) 196, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002. ) 11. Shree Mihir Datta, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) The Chief Manager, ) Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd., ) Bharat Chambers, 22/26, ) K. Dubhash Marg, Rampart Row, ) Fort, Mumbai – 400 023. ) 3 12. S. Parthasarthy, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) The Senior Asst. General Manager, ) Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd., ) Habeeb Towers, 196, Anna Salai, ) Chennai 600 002. ) 13. R. K. Gupta, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) The Senior Asst. General Manager, ) Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd., ) Habeeb Towers, 196, Anna Salai, ) Chennai 600 002. ) 14. Devinder Singh, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd., ) Bharat Chambers, 22/26, ) K. Dubhash Marg, Rampart Row, ) Fort, Mumbai – 400 023. ) 15. Rakesh Arora, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd., ) Bharat Chambers, 22/26, ) K. Dubhash Marg, Rampart Row, ) Fort, Mumbai – 400 023. ) 16. Sandeep P. J. ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd., ) Bharat Chambers, 22/26, ) K. Dubhash Marg, Rampart Row, ) Fort, Mumbai – 400 023. ) 17. Prashant Salunke, ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) Punjab National Bank, ) ARMB Branch, 265, Birya House, ) 4 Bazar Gate, Fort, Mumbai 400 001.) 18. Chandrakant K. ) Age Adult, Occ: Service, ) Punjab National Bank, ) ARMB Branch, 265, Birya House, ) Bazar Gate, Fort, Mumbai 400 001.) 19. The Commissioner of Police, ) Mumbai. ).. Respondents -- Shri Indur Kartar Chhugani, Applicant-in-person. Smt. A.S. Pai, APP for the State. -- CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J.& DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J JUDGMENT RESERVED ON : 20TH FEBRUARY, 2009 JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON : 23RD MARCH, 2009 ORAL ORDER : ( PER SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. ) In view of the order dated 19th March, 2009 passed by the Division Bench of this Court presided over by Hon'ble Shri Bilal Nazki and Hon'ble Shri A.R. Joshi, JJ., this Transfer application does not survive for consideration. The order dated 19th March, 2009 reads as under:- “On 9th February, 2009 the petitioner appeared but refused to argue. To give fair chance, the case was adjourned to 10th 5 February, 2009. On 10th February, 2009 wife of the petitioner appeared and sought adjournment and the case was adjourned. Today again nobody appears. 2. The petitioner is avoiding arguing this case and has also misbehaved with this court. As such, this Court declines to hear this petition. Let the matter be placed before the learned Chief Justice for appropriate orders. 3. Registry to do the needful.” 2. However, we consider it appropriate to issue a caution to the Petitioner/Applicant not to make any irresponsible statement in future. Merely because the Applicant/Petitioner appears in person does not mean that he has an advantage to make irresponsible statement. We do not consider it necessary to deal with even this aspect any further and do hope that the Applicant would be more careful in future and not make such irresponsible statement in his application. The present Criminal Application does not survive and is dismissed as infructuous. CHIEF JUSTICE 6 DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J