1 Cri. W.P.2221/2010 Mgn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2221 OF 2010 Makarand Sudhakar Deshpande ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .....Respondents WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2222 OF 2010 Omkar Rajaram Shukla ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .....Respondents WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2223 OF 2010 Sudhir Vasant Aasare ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .....Respondents WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2224 OF 2010 Shri Vikas Vilas Suryawanshi ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .....Respondents 2 Cri. W.P.2221/2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2225 OF 2010 Shri Abhijit Mallikarjun Harage ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .....Respondents Mr. A.M. Kulkarni, for the Petitioners in all the Petitions. Mr.P.A. Pol, P.P. for the Respondent State in all Petitions . CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. DATED : 5TH AUGUST, 2010 P.C. We have heard Mr. Kulkarni, the learned Counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Pol, learned PP appears for the respondent State Authorities. The grievance raised in these group of petitions is common i.e. challenge to the show cause notice originally issued under Section 57 and subsequently amended by way of Corrigendum as the show cause notice under Section 55 of the Bombay Police Act and, therefore, these petitions have been heard together. 2. Whether the Sub Divisional Police Officer, Sangli City Division, is empowered to issue the Corrigendum dated 14th June, 2010 is an issue which is required to be considered while deciding the show cause notice and the petitioners are at liberty to raise the 3 Cri. W.P.2221/2010 said contentions more so when Mr. Kulkarni has pointed out that the Superintendent of Police, Sangli passed an order on 15th May, 2010 under Section 59 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 and appointed the Sub Divisional Polie Officer, City Division, Sangli as the Enqiry Officer in the externment case so initiated and in which the show cause notice has been issued. 3. Hence the petitions are disposed off with liberty to raise all issues in reply to the show cause notice. Mr. Pol, learned P.P. has given a list of cases pending against all the petitioners or the cases which are under investigation against them. If there are any further documents as set out under Section 59 of the Bombay Police Act, copies of the same shall be made available to the petitioners by the Enquiry Officer. (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J) (B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.)