:1: 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 APPLICATION NO. 160 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 160 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 160 OF 2006 Govind Ganpat Kajare & Ors. ..Applicants versus Anil Eknath More & Anr. ..Respondents Mr. A. A. Mira for the Applicants. Mr. P. S. Hingorani, APP for the Respondent No.2 - State. CORAM : R. S.MOHITE, J. CORAM : R. S.MOHITE, J. CORAM : R. S.MOHITE, J. DATE : 9TH MARCH, 2006 DATE : 9TH MARCH, 2006 DATE : 9TH MARCH, 2006 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. This is an application for quashing a complaint of defamation under Sections 500 and 501 r/w. 34 of IPC. Though, admittedly, process has been issued, the order issuing process is neither annexed nor challenged in the application. On perusal of the complaint, prima facie it appears that in paragraphs 6 and 7, there is an allegation against the present applicants that they have given a defamatory article to the newspaper for publishing :2: and admitted this fact. 3. In the circumstances, this is not a fit case to interfere. 4. The Advocate for the applicants state that the applicants are residents of Mumbai. In this view of the matter, if any application for exemption is made before the trial court, the same will be considered by giving due regard to the fact that they are not local residents. 5. In the circumstances, the Application is e dismissed. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)