IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3538 OF 2010 Mr. Ramdas Karbhari Chavan ... Applicant V/S. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondent * * * * Mr. R.N. Kachave, Advocate for the applicant. Mrs. U.V. Kezriwal, APP for the State­respondent no.1. Mr. Shailesh Chavan, Advocate for respondents no.2 and 3. Mr. Ashok Gade, Advocate for respondents no. 26, 27, 54, 56 and 57. CORAM :­ Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J. 9th August, 2011. P.C. :­ 1. The applicant herein seeks transfer of 58 proceedings filed under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act by the 58 respondents herein i.e. respondents no.2 to 59 in different courts to one and the same court. The only reason stated in the application for transfer is of personal convenience of the applicant. The applicant claims that with the proceedings filed in different courts within the State, he will have to run around from one Court to another and his job as a trustee would be affected. All the respondents oppose the application contending that it would be inconvenient for them if the proceedings are transferred to one Court. If one is to balance the convenience of the parties, the convenience of the respondents will have to be given priority. The 58 respondents cannot be made to converge in one Court which may or may not be convenient for them. Perusal of the list of the complaints shows that the applicant does not have to attend to 58 places in the State of Maharashtra for the proceedings. Many of the complaints are at one place, like there are several complaints filed at Solapur, several complaints at Aurangabad, several at Latur and some at Beed, apart from places like Jalgaon and Nanded etc. Therefore, there is no substance in the application filed. The Criminal Application is therefore dismissed. [SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J]