IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1755 OF 2005 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1755 OF 2005 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1755 OF 2005 K.R. Ravishankar ... Petitioner V/s State of Maharashtra & ors. ... Respondents Mrs. Suhasini Mutalik for the petitioner. Mr. D.S. Mhaispurkar, A.P.P. for the State. Mr. B.G. Bagwe h/for Mr. R.P. Parkar for respondent Nos. 5 and 6. CORAM: J. N. PATEL AND CORAM: J. N. PATEL AND CORAM: J. N. PATEL AND SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, JJ. SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, JJ. SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, JJ. DATED: 25TH AUGUST, 2006 DATED: 25TH AUGUST, 2006 DATED: 25TH AUGUST, 2006 P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. All out efforts have been made to trace out the child to the extent that even the relatives have been joined as parties. They have been put to undue harassment but they are unable to give any clue in the matter. The petition is almost pending for the last one year with no progress. In our view, the petitioner can have patience and as and when he comes to know the 2 whereabouts of his ex-wife and child, approach this Court and seek appropriate orders, as keeping the petition pending would not serve any purpose. We may also observe that the petitioner should create a conducive environment and atmosphere so that he can have access to the child, otherwise persecuting the child would not be of any use. Mr. Bagwe, learned counsel for the relatives i.e. respondent Nos. 5 and 6 submits that they have made all out efforts to trace the whereabouts of the child and its mother but they have no information and assures the Court that if the ex-wife of the petitioner contacts them, they will advise her to approach the Court and inform the petitioner so that things can be amicably worked out. 3. With these observations, we dismiss the petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Court, if any contingency arise. ( J. N. Patel, J. ) (SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, J. )