1 pdp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 991 OF 2009 Shivanand Uttamrao Patil .. Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. .. Respondents Mr.Vikas Shivarkar for petitioner. Mrs. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for State. Ms. Mangal Kadam i/by Mr. Ranjit Bhosale for respondent no.2. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & R.Y. GANOO, JJ. November 09, 2009. P.C. 1. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, perused the affidavit-in-reply filed by the Investigating Officer in C.R. No. 7 of 2009 registered with the Gadhinglaj Police Station at Kolhapur and by the Investigating Officer in C.R. No. 1 of 2009 registered with Miraj Railway Police Station, Pune Railway Line, Dist. Sangli. 2. As per Mrs. Deshmukh, the learned APP, the report under Section 169 of Cr.P.C. in respect of C.R. No.1 of 2009 has been submitted to the concerned learned JMFC on 13/4/2009 and in respect of C.R. No. 7 of 2009 the same has been submitted on 14/6/2009. Hence, at this stage the prayer for quashing F.I.R. cannot be considered as such and it would be appropriate that the petitioner is left to the alternative remedy he may have before the appropriate court. 2 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that a complaint/ application has been filed against him with the MIDC Police Station, Latur. However, we have noted that the substantial relief prayed for in this petition is for quashing of C.R. No. 1 of 2009 and C.R. No. 7 of 2009, the petitioner may have his independent remedy against the complaint/application submitted on 5/1/2009 by the respondent no.2 to the MIDC Police Station, Latur. 4. The petition is rejected with liberty to the petitioner as is available in law. (R.Y. GANOO,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.)