IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 25 OF 2008 MAHADEV SHANKAR CHODANKAR AND 16 ORS., ... Petitioners Versus ANTHONY D'SOUZA AND 10 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. Arjun F. Naik,Advocate for the petitioners. Ms W. Coutinho, Public Prosecutor for the respondent Nos.9, 10 And 11. Mr. N. Sardessai, Advocate for the respondent Nos. 1 to 7. Coram:- S.A. BOBDE, J. Date:- 6th June, 2008 P.C. 1. This writ petition is filed by the villagers against the order dated 3.5.2008 passed by the Additional Session Judge-I, Panaji. 2. The Sub-divisional Magistrate purporting to act U/s.133 to 138 and 144 of the Cr.P.C. had passed certain orders not conditional in nature as required by law but final in nature. Apparently, the said orders were passed in order to maintain law and order situation in the village and to reduce the tension between the citizens. 3. This order was carried before the learned Sessions Judge who observed that the Magistrate could have passed the conditional order at this stage and not a final order and that too after following the procedure prescribed by law. The learned Sessions Judge, therefore, set aside the order and remanded the matter back to the Magistrate for fresh decision in accordance with law i.e. in particular after issuing notice to the petitioners and after hearing them. It is difficult to comprehend how any valid objection can be taken to the order of the learned Sessions Judge which is perfectly in accordance with law and needs to be upheld. The order does not suffer from any error of law apparent on the face of record. Hence, the criminal writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. S.A. BOBDE, J. SMA