1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. Writ Petition No.1522 of 2006 [The Director of Pubic Prosecutions Vs. Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Mah. & three ors.] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mr. A.S. Kilor, Adv., appointed as Amicus Curiae. Mrs. Bharti Dangre, Additional Govt. Pleader for respondents. ----- CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE AND A.H. JOSHI, JJ. DATE : 01st October,2008. Heard. By the earlier order dated 8th August, 2008, this Court had called upon the learned Govt. Pleader to take instructions regarding the actions to be taken for providing accommodation for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and his staff. Mrs. Dangre, learned Additional Govt. Pleader, has placed before us a copy of the Govt. Resolution dated 29th August, 2008, and as per the same, in Barrack No.6, a space admeasuring 1250 sq.ft., has been provided for 2 the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutors. Mr. A.S. Kilor, the learned Amicus Curiae, also referred to other infrastructure, like computers, stenographers etc., to be provided to the Offices of the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions and Asstt. Director of Public Prosecutors. We have also referred to the letter dated 20th July, 2004 addressed by the Director of Public Prosecutions to the Registrar General of this Court, and more particularly, the issue regarding office premises at the district level for the offices of Public Prosecutors and Asstt. Public Prosecutors. Section 25-A has been added in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and according to same, the Director of Public Prosecutions is a statutory post. As per Sub-Section (3) of Section 25-A, Criminal Procedure Code, the Director of Prosecutions shall be the Head of the Directorate of Prosecutions, and shall function under the administrative control of the Head of the Home Department in the State. Further, as per Sub-Section (4) of Section 25-A, every Deputy Director of Prosecution shall be subordinate to the Director of Prosecutions. We, therefore, hope that the Director 3 of Prosecutions, State of Maharashtra, shall take appropriate steps with regard to infrastructure, like computers, stenographers, administrative staff, office premises and telephone lines etc., for the offices of Public Prosecutors at the Taluka and District levels as well as at the Headquarters of High Court Benches. He being a Statutory Authority, is expected to take up the issue with the State Govt., so as to ensure that the infrastructure is made available to these offices throughout the State of Maharashtra. We, therefore, deem it appropriate to dispose off the petition, and direct accordingly, but by noting that the Director of Prosecutions shall take timely steps to ensure that the Offices of the Prosecutors at the district and Taluka places, as well as at Nagpur and Aurangabad Benches of this Court are provided with required infrastructure. Judge Judge |Hedau|