IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3880 OF 2009 Mr. Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal & Anr. ..Applicants versus Dr. Palakavayalli Joseph Thomas & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Amit Desai – Sr. Advocate with Mr. Prakash Naik with Mr. Bhaskar Mehta with Mr. Pradip Kapadia with Mr. Prasanna Tare i/b. Vigil Juris for Applicants. Mr. Y. T. John with Mr. Ajay Panickar for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. J. P. Kharge – APP for Respondent No. 3 – State. CORAM : B. R. GAVAI, J. Judgment Reserved on : 05.04.2010 Judgment Pronounced on : 23.04.2010 OPERATIVE PART OF THE ORDER : For the reasons separately recorded in the judgment, the following order is passed: ORDER 1. Rule is made absolute by quashing of the criminal proceedings being C.C. No. 4700076/SW/2007 pending in the Court of the Ld. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 47th Court, Esplanade, Mumbai, against all the accused. 2. At this stage, the learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 prays for stay of the Order passed by this Court. However, in the light of the view taken by me, I am not inclined to grant the said prayer. The same is rejected. (B. R. GAVAI, J.)