1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.604 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2657 OF 2008 M/s Gundecha Builders .... Applicant Vs. Parvez S. Lakdawala & Ors. .... Respondents Mr. A. Mundergi, Sr. counsel i/by Mr. Ganesh Gole for Applicant. Mr. Kocharekar M.K., Intervener. Mr. Gajendra Jadhav for respondent No.2 Mr. H.J. Dedhia, APP for State. Coram : SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J. Date : 9th January, 2009 P.C. 1. This is an application by third party for permission to intervene in the criminal application. It is filed at the stage when the original complainant to C.R. 268 of 2008 registered with Kandivali Police Station of the offences under Sections 341, 427, 447 r/w 34 of Indian Penal Code seeks to withdraw the complaint contending that he was pressurised into filing the complaint. Admittedly he was an employee of the security agency engaged by the applicant for guarding the property. The complainant states that he had not himself witnessed the incident. The complaint was filed on the report of the incident by a watchman by name 2 Dinesh Kumar Pande. In the facts of the case that the complainant was an employee of the security agency engaged by the applicant, the proceedings cannot be terminated at his desire. Besides Mr. Kocharekar points out that in the subsequent statement the complainant has again supported the prosecution. Since the charge sheet has already been filed by the Police, it will be only appropriate that the application for intervention is allowed and the applicant be given an opportunity to address the Court on the application. Criminal Application No.604 of 2008 is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). (SMT.R.P. SONDURBALDOTA,J)