1 wp2250-10 & 14 ors jpc/- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2250 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2251 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2277 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2278 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2279 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2280 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2284 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2285 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2286 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2287 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2298 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2299 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2378 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2379 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2380 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2381 OF 2010 WITH 2 wp2250-10 & 14 ors CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2382 OF 2010 M/s Red Bull India Pvt. Ltd. and others .. Petitioners Versus S. S. Khatavkar and and another .. Respondents Mr. Sohail Dutt, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Abhijit Singh and Mr. Kishore M. Shriyan i/by Ms Ms. Merlyn Monterio for the petitioners Mr. Rajesh More, APP for the State. CORAM : N. D. DESHPANDE, J. DATE : 1st March, 2011 P.C.: 1. Heard both sides. 2. All these petitions are arising out of the proceedings pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alibag, Dist.Raigad. The proceedings before the Trial Court did not make progress because of these petitions pending before this Court. Only process has been issued by the Trial Court and the same is challenged in the High Court. The grounds stated in these petitions filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1983 are mostly the defences of the petitioners in the said prosecution. No doubt they have right to raise defence, provided, the accusations have been stated or explained to them by the concerned Court. It is informed that the Trial Court so far did not explain or state the accusations as required. Some of the petitioners have appeared but some did not. Now they agreed that they will attend the proceedings through 3 wp2250-10 & 14 ors their lawyer and defend the prosecutions and seek to withdraw the above petitions with liberty. 3. Petitions are allowed to be withdrawn. Liberty is given to the petitioners to raise all such grounds and take defences which are available to them in law to prove their innocence for getting acquittal. Liberty is also given to them to make an application seeking exemption from personal attendance under Section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. 4. It is also agreed by the prosecution that they will not insist for personal attendance unless the Court insist for their attendance, at such stage where it is so required. 5. It is informed that the prosecutions are summons cases and both the parties agreed to cooperate in the proceedings before the trial Court which shall be heard and decided by the Trial Court in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. 6. The Petitions are accordingly disposed of ( N. D. DESHPANDE, J. )