* 1 * FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 819 OF 2008 ( VIJAY SHANKAR WADKAR V/S.SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CID) W I T H CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 946 OF 2008 ( THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA V/S.KUMAR HIRAPPA SAWANT & ORS.) ___________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or Court's or Judge's directions and Registrar's orders orders ___________________________________________________________ (IN W.P.No.819 OF 2008). Mr.B.G.Tangsali,adv.for petitioner. Mr.Shrikant Bhatt,adv.for respondent no.3. Ameeta Kuttikrishnan, Ms.S.D.Khot & Mr. N.V.Pradhan for respondent no.5. Mr.Vaibhav Bagade for respondent no.6 and 7. (IN W.P.NO.946 OF 2008). Mr.B.G.Tangsali,adv.for petitioner. Mr.V.T.Tulpule, Senior Counsel i/by. M/s.Mayur Narendra & Co. for respondent no.1. Mr.Shrikant Bhatt, adv.for respondent no.3. (IN CRI.APPLN NO.182 OF 2008) Mr.Dattatraya S.Mane h/f.Mr.Aabad H.H. Ponda,. Adv.for respondent no.1. CORAM: SMT.R.P.SONDURBALDOTA, J. DATED: 25TH FEBRUARY, 2009. P.C. : * 2 * 1. This common order on the above two petitions is being passed by consent of all the parties to the two petitions. 2. The question arising in the petition is whether at the stage of considering the prayer for grant of `B' Summary by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, persons other than the complainant, have a right of hearing. Both the petitions have been pending in this court about an year. There is stay granted of the further proceedings in the trial court. 3. Mr.Borulkar, the learned Government Pleader submits that considering the facts of the case, it is not desirable to keep the matters pending for a long time and proposes that the Learned Metropolitan Magistrate to consider the prayer for grant of `B' Summary * 3 * within a period of 8 weeks from today i.e. on/or before 6th May, 2009. He shall give a hearing, in addition to the complainant, to all other persons who are parties to the present petitions. The question of locus-standi of the other persons will also be considered by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate. It is made clear, that whatever is the finding of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate on the locus-standi of the other persons, they will be allowed to make submissions on merits also. With this order, both the petitions stand disposed off. [JUDGE]