- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.533/2010 Kazi Rashiduddin Kazi Muzafaruddin & another. ...Petitioners.. Versus The State of Maharashtra & ten others. ...Respondents... ..... Shri Javed R. Shaikh, Advocate for petitioners. Smt.A.V. Gondhalekar, APP for respondent nos.1 to 3. Shri A.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for respondent nos.4 to 11. ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: 30.07.2010 PER COURT: - 2 - 1] This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioners pray amongst other reliefs to grant police protection to the petitioners in view of their representation dated 12.5.2010. In respect of other reliefs, Shri Javed Shaikh, learned counsel for the petitioners, states that at present the petitioners do not press them. The petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn in respect of the other reliefs with liberty to the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings in respect of the other reliefs prayed for in this petition as and when the occasion arises. 2] On notice of this petition being issued to the respondents, the respondent – State has filed its affidavit in reply. At para 5 of the affidavit in reply, it is stated thus: “It is submitted that, however, if the petitioner is ready to deposit the fees as per Bombay Police Act and as per the Police Manual, then this office has no objection to provide the police protection to the petitioner.” 3] Shri Javed Shaikh, learned counsel for the petitioners, states on instructions that in view of the statement made on behalf of respondent no.3, the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw this petition. We accept the statement made at para 5 of the affidavit in reply as an undertaking to the Court. 4] We accordingly permit the petitioners to withdraw this petition and dismiss it as such with no order as to costs accepting the statement made on behalf of - 3 - respondent no.3 at para 5 in his affidavit in reply as an undertaking to the Court. (N.D. Deshpande, J.) (P.V. Hardas, J.) ndk/c3071040