IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.23 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.23 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.23 OF 2008 IN IN IN CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.162 OF 2001. WRIT PETITION NO.162 OF 2001. WRIT PETITION NO.162 OF 2001. Haroon Ahmed Merchant & Ors. ..Applicants. versus The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. AND CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.24 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.24 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.24 OF 2008 IN IN IN CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.164 OF 2001. WRIT PETITION NO.164 OF 2001. WRIT PETITION NO.164 OF 2001. Haroon Ahmed Merchant & Ors. ..Applicants. versus The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .... Mr. P.K. Dhakephalkar, i/b. S.K. Shrivastav & Co., for the Applicants, in Crim.Appln.No.23/2008, in both the Applications. Mr.J.C. Satpute, for the Respondent No.2, in both the Applications. Mrs.P.P.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent-State, in both the Applications. .... CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S. OKA, J. : A.S. OKA, J. : A.S. OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 29TH AUGUST,2008. : 29TH AUGUST,2008. : 29TH AUGUST,2008. P.C. 1. Heard the leaned Senior Counsel appearing for the Applicants and the learned Counsel appearing for the Respondents. The order of attachment passed by the Designated Court under section 83 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is the subject matter of challenge in the pending Writ Petition. The Applicants in these Applications are praying for stay - 2 - of hearing of Miscellaneous Applications filed by the Applicants. The said Applications have been filed under section 84 of the said Code of 1973 for objecting to the order of attachment. The order of attachment is itself the subject matter of the challenge in the pending Writ Petition. 2. In the circumstances, the prayer made in these Applications for stay of the Applications filed by the Applicants themselves will have to be granted. The Applications are allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). 3. If the Writ Petition is ready for hearing, the same shall be placed on final hearing board of 15th September 2008. [ A.S.OKA, J.] A.S.OKA, J.] A.S.OKA, J.]