- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPLICATION NO.248 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.793 OF 2007 Khangaram Mangaram Choudhary and Ors. ..Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents ... Mr.R.D.Suryawanshi Advocate for applicants Mrs.A.S.Pai APP for State ... CORAM: R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR, AND CORAM: R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR, AND CORAM: R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR, AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, JJ. DATE : SEPTEMBER 05, 2007 DATE : SEPTEMBER 05, 2007 DATE : SEPTEMBER 05, 2007 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicants and the learned APP for the State. 2. The only ground on which the Applicants are seeking to intervene in Writ Petition No.793 of 2007 is that they are witnesses to the incidents alleged in the original complaint by the Respondent No.2 and that therefore, they have interest in the outcome of the petition. The contention is totally - 2 - devoid of substance. Merely because the applicants happened to be witnesses even assuming that their contention in this regard is true, they are not entitled to be heard in the matter in relation to the Writ Petition filed by the State pertaining to the complaint filed by Respondent No.2 before the learned Magistrate. On this ground, this application is liable to be rejected and is hereby accordingly rejected. [R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.]