- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.696 OF 2005 Vidya Bhushan Manik ..Petitioner Vs. Commissioner of Police Brihanmumbai and Ors. ..Respondents ... None for the Petitioner Mr.D.S.Mhaispurkar A.P.P. for State ... CORAM: D.G.DESHPANDE AND CORAM: D.G.DESHPANDE AND CORAM: D.G.DESHPANDE AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATE : MARCH 7, 2006 DATE : MARCH 7, 2006 DATE : MARCH 7, 2006 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. None present for the petitioner. Mr.Mhaispurkar, A.P.P. appears for the State. 2. A specific prayer made in the petition is that the order dated 4th February, 2005 passed by Respondent No.3 be quashed and petitioner may be allowed to hold function on 27th March, 2005. Prayer (c) is also in respect of the said function dated 27th March, 2005. It is further prayed that the petitioner be permitted to use the vocal instrument. It appears that the matter appeared - 2 - before this Court on 23rd March, 2005. No ad-interim relief was granted. So the purpose for which the petition is filed, is over long back on 27th March, 2005. There is no other prayer for similar function in future for which protection was required. Therefore, the petition has become infructuous and hence, it is dismissed. [D.G.DESHPANDE, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.]