mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3169 of 2009 Jayant Rangnath Kulkarni ... Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr ... Respondents ... Mr. Shounale Mehta for petitioner Ms.M.H. Mhatre APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 15th December 2009 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 8th July 2009 passed by the learned JMFC, Satara and confirmed by the learned Addl.Sessions Judge, Satara by its order dated 9th October 2009. 3. The petitioner, who is an accused in Criminal Case no.686 of 2008, made an application for issuing of a witness summons vide Exhibit 39 before the learned Magistrate. By that application, he prayed that a witness summons be issued to the Station Officer, Satara City Police station to produce in the court certain documents alleged to be seized by him in crime registration no.423 of 2008. The learned Magistrate has rejected the application on the ground that the documents which would sought to be summoned were not in the custody of the station officer but were in the custody of the learned C.J.M. Satara before whom charge-sheet had already been filed in Criminal Case no.227 of 2008. That order has been confirmed by the Sessions Judge. 4. The finding recorded by the learned Magistrate that the documents in question were not in custody of the station officer but were in custody of the learned C.J.M, Satara trying R.C. No.227 of 2008 was not assailed to the Court of Sessions in revision. That finding is also not assailed in this writ petition. In view of this the learned Magistrate could not have issued the writ summons to the Station Officer, Satara City Police station. 5. In the circumstances, writ petition is rejected summarily. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)