1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.357/2006 Dr. Ranendra s/o Narayan Roy and another ...Versus... State of Maharashtra, through Police Station Officer, Police Station, Dhantoli, Nagpur and others -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Shri D.V. Chauhan, Adv. for petitioners] [Shri T.A. Mirza, APP for respdt. Nos.1, 4 & 5] [Shri R.J. Shinde, Adv. for respdt. Nos.2 & 3] [Shri S.K. Mishra, Asstt. Solicitor General for respdt. No.6] CORAM:- A.P. LAVANDE & A.B. CHAUDHARI, JJ. DATED :- 05.02.2008 Shri Chauhan, learned Counsel for the petitioners upon instructions from the petitioners states that the petitioners press relief No. (i) in the main petition, which reads as under ; “by writ of mandamus or by any other suitable writ, order or direction direct the 1st respondent to take immediate cognizance of the complaints filed by the petitioners and be further pleased to register offences against respondent No.2 and 3.” 2 In view of the decision of the Apex Court in Aleque Padamsee and others...Versus...Union of India and others, reported in 2007 (6) Supreme Court Cases 171, we are not in a position to direct the respondent No.1 to register F.I.R.. Hence, the criminal writ petition is dismissed. However, dismissal of this criminal writ petition will not come in the way of the petitioners from availing of appropriate remedy available in law. JUDGE JUDGE ssw