bsb 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 CRI. CRI. CRI. APPLICATION NO. 3273 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO. 3273 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO. 3273 OF 2006 Ganesh Krishneshwar Dravid ... Applicant v/s 1. The State of Maharashtra & anr. ... Respondents Applicant in person. Smt.A.A.Mane, A.P.P. for the Respondent No.1 State. Respondent No.2 in person. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 1ST APRIL, 2008 1ST APRIL, 2008 1ST APRIL, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. This application challenges the process issued against the applicant vide C.R.No.174 of 2005. It appears from the affidavit filed by Mr.Dashrath Puna Patil, Police Inspector that the C.R. No.51/05 has been registered against the present applicant and 9 other accused. The investigation is complete and the chargesheet has already been filed on 30.8.2006. This affidavit has been filed in this Court on 14.3.2007 and, therefore, the applicant was aware that the chargesheet has already been filed, despite which he chose to proceed with the present application. 2 2. In my view, it would not be proper to quash the F.I.R. when the chargesheet has already been filed. The reliance placed upon by the applicant on the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of R.P.Kapur R.P.Kapur R.P.Kapur v/s v/s v/s State of Punjab, reported in 1960 SC 866, State of Punjab, reported in 1960 SC 866, State of Punjab, reported in 1960 SC 866, is of no avail to the applicant. Therefore the application stands rejected. 3. In the event the applicant files an application for discharge, the same will be considered on merits. (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.)