14. wp 921-11.doc RMA IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 921 OF 2011 Geeta Bhagwat Kale & Anr .. Petitioners Vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Ms. Rebecca Gonsalvez for the Petitioners Ms. S.V. Gajare, APP for the State CORAM : P.V. HARDAS & M.N. GILANI, JJ. DATE : 28th APRIL, 2011. PER COURT: 1. A communication is received from the petitioners through jail in which petitioner no. 1 prays that she be declared as a juvenile in conflict with law as she had not attained the age of majority on the date when the offence is alleged to have been committed. 2. We have heard Ms. Rebecca Gonsalvez, learned counsel appointed on behalf of the petitioners and the learned APP on behalf of the respondent. Learned APP points out that the petitioner has already filed an application seeking very same relief which is pending before the Sessions Court at Pune. In the light of the fact that the aforesaid application is pending, 1 14. wp 921-11.doc we are not inclined to entertain the present petition. We accordingly dismiss this petition granting liberty to the petitioner to avail such remedies as are available to the petitioner in law for challenging the order passed by the Sessions Court at Pune in the event, the aforesaid order is adverse to the interest of the petitioner. The petitioner may also move the Sessions Court for expediting the hearing of the application. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed with no order as to costs with the liberty as prayed for. [ M.N. GILANI, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] 2 14. wp 921-11.doc 3