1` IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal W.P.No. 15/2010 Masu @ Soma Kopa Mahaka vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's or directions and Registrar's orders. Orders. CORAM : A.P.LAVANDE & P.D.KODE,JJ DATE : 27.07.2010 Heard Mr. Manoj Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Joshi, learned APP for the respondents. The grievance made by the petitioner who is under trial prisoner in four different cases is that he is not being produced before the Magistrates on the dates fixed. Reply filed on behalf of the respondents discloses that the State Government has issued Government Resolution dated 11.12.2006 in exercise of powers under Section 268 of Cr.P.C. exempting the production of certain accused before the trial Court on the ground that they are naxalites. The petitioner is one of them. Mrs. Joshi, learned APP submits that this Court has already held that the Government has power to issue such directions in exercise of powers under Section 268 of Cr.P.C.. She has invited our attention to 2` the Order dated 29th September, 2009 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Criminal W.P.No. 469/09 in which similar challenge was rejected by this Court on the ground that the petitioner was a naxalite. Since the issue is squarely covered in favour of the respondents, we find no ground to grant any relief to the petitioner. We find no merit in the present petition. Hence, the petition is dismissed. The fees payable to the Advocate Mr. Manoj Mishra, who has been appointed to appear on behalf of the petitioner are quantified at Rs. 750/-. JUDGE JUDGE patle