( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 775 OF 2009 Shaikh Sattar Shaikh Rehaman PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT ..... Mr. A.S. Bajaj, advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. Y.M. Kshirsagar, APP for the respondent/State. ..... [CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] [DATE : 4th September, 2009] PER COURT : 1. Heard. 2. I have considered the objections raised by the petitioner before the learned Sessions Judge. I do not find any material to infer that the questions put forth by the learned A.P.P. were suggestive of answers hidden therein or that the questions contained the answer to be given by the witness. The leading questions are those which lead the witness to reply as is desired by the person who takes the examination-in-chief. Therefore, ( 2 ) the leading questions are impermissible when the recording of statement is made in as much as the statement should be that of the witness and not as suggested by the Prosecutor or the person conducting the examination-in-chief. The questions which are of introductory nature or are put in order to ferret out the information cannot be treated as leading questions unless they would come within the ambit of Section 141 of the Evidence Act. The learned Sessions Judge found the objections flimsy and hence, rejected the same. No interference is warranted. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. [ V.R. KINGAONKAR ] JUDGE NPJ/criwp775-09