IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1047 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.410 OF 2008 Markand Manohar Nikam .. Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.D.G.Khamkar for the Applicant. Mrs.A.S.Pai, A.P.P.for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and A.R.JOSHI, JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 24TH, 2009. P.C. The Petitioner has filed this application for seeking relief to him under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (the Act in short). The learned public prosecutor submits that the Petitioner was convicted and 1 sentenced to life and thereafter an appeal was also rejected by the High Court, but after the amendment in the Act, the applications, before this Court and also before the Sessions Court, were made. The application filed before the Sessions Judge is being taken up tomorrow. 2. In this view of the matter, we do not think that we need to pass any order in this Application since the Sessions Judge is already looking in the grievance of the Petitioner. Thus, the Writ Petition is dismissed. 3. However, we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the application pending before the Sessions Judge. (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (A.R. JOSHI, J.) 2 3