1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO.962 of 2008 Dattatray B Dharap, .. Applicant. Vs Sau Geeta Nadakumar Bhise, .. Respondent WITH CRI.APPLICATION NO.963 of 2008 Vijay B Dharap, .. Applicant. Vs Sau Geeta Nadakumar Bhise, .. Respondent WITH CRI.APPLICATION NO.964 of 2008 Dhanashree D Dharap, .. Applicant. Vs Sau Geeta Nadakumar Bhise, .. Respondent Mr. D.N.Salvi, Advocate for the Applicants. Mrs Geeta Nandkumar Bhise, respondent -in-person present. Mrs. P.P.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 08/07/2009 PC: 1. Heard Mr Salvi, learned counsel for the applicants and the respondent-Ms Geeta Bhise in-person. 2. All these applications are filed by the applicants under T 2 section 407(1)(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking transfer of Criminal Complaint nos 177 of 2005, 178 of 2005 and 179 of 2005 pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class, at Karjat, District Raigad, to the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class at Thane. The applicant in Criminal Application No.962 of 2008 has stated that he is 80 years old and, therefore, it is difficult for him to travel upto Karjat for attending the complaint filed by him against the respondent. Further, all the applicants have stated that the respondent- accused is a resident of Thane and, therefore, it would be convenient for both, the applicants and the respondent, to attend the cases in the court at Thane. The respondent has filed reply dated 9.9.2008 stating that she has no objection for transferring all the three complaints to Thane. Keeping that in view and having considered overall facts and circumstances of the case and for the reasons stated in the applications, all the three applications are allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). Accordingly, all the three criminal complaints bearing nos. 177, 178 and 179 of 2005 are transferred to the court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class, at Thane. The applications are, accordingly, disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.) 3