1 2266.11 SQP IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2266 OF 2011 Ms.Simranjeet Kaur Johal ...Petitioner Versus The State of Mahrashtra & Anr. ...Respondents ...... Ms.Seema Gupta i/b Mr.A.M.Saraogi for Petitioner. Mr.P.S.Hingorani, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1. ...... CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND P.D.KODE, JJ. DATED:- SEPTEMBER 9, 2011. P.C. 1. By this Petition, two reliefs are claimed. Firstly, to issue direction to respondent No.1, 1(a) and 1(b) to register offense in relation to incident dated 27th July, 2011 and proceed in the matter in accordance with law against all concerned. The second relief is to issue direction to the respondent Nos.1(a) and 1(b) to provide protection to the life and property of the petitioner. 2. Insofar as the first relief is concerned, learned A.P.P. on instructions states that if the petitioner submits any compliant in writing or comes to the Police Station personally to report the offence, her statement will be recorded by the Officer in-charge of the concerned Police Station (Kopar 2 2266.11 Khairnar Police Station) and if it discloses offence, it will be registered as FIR and will be proceeded in accordance with law. 2. In view of this assurance nothing survives for consideration in the first relief. The petitioner shall remain present in the Office of the Officer In-charge of Kopar Khairnar Police Station on 16th September, 2011 at 11.00 a.m. when the concerned Officer In-charge shall cause to record the statement of the petitioner and proceed in the matter in accordance with law. 3. Insofar as the second relief is concerned, Counsel for the petitioner, in all fairness, points out that no formal application has been made by the petitioner to the appropriate Authority for private protection to the life and property of the petitioner. If so, the petitioner in the first instance, shall make application to the appropriate Authority, which will be considered by the appropriate Authority on its own merits in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and in any case, not later than six months from the date of its decision. In view of the above, Petition disposed of. (P.D.KODE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)