1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 558/2009 (Sayyad Burhan Sayyad Nabi & ors. .vs. State of Mah. And ors. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Ms. T.H. Udeshi, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. M.P. Badar, Special Counsel for Respondents. .......... CORAM : A.P.LAVANDE & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : August 02, 2010 Heard. The pursis filed on behalf of the respondents is taken on record and marked as “X” for identification. It states that the confiscation proceedings are going on before Shri G.K. Pawar, Assistant Conservator of Forests and Authorised Officer, Akola. It is stated that he is not the investigating officer nor he had recorded P.O.R. and he had only visited the spot. It is further stated that the respondents are willing to transfer the proceedings from this stage onwards to another Authorized Officer Shri Tehare who is Assistant Conservator of Forests, Washim. The learned counsel for the petitioner states in view of the statement made on behalf of the respondents, she will be withdrawing Criminal Appeal No. 49 of 2010 pending before Additional Sessions 2 Judge, Akola and also not pressing for other prayers made in the petition. Having regard to the same, the interim order granted by the Sessions Court in the said proceedings shall stand vacated. Having regard to the statement made by the parties, the petition stands disposed of. The remaining questions raised in the petition are kept open. The hearing of the confiscation proceedings to be completed as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of six months from today. In view of disposal of writ petition, Criminal Application (APPW) No. 60 of 2010 also stands disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE halwai