1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.182 OF 2010 1.Dilip Kanal 2.Gaurav Kanal .... Applicants. V/s The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent Mr. A.H.H. Ponda i/b Mr. Haresh Jagtiani & Associates for the applicants. Mrs. R.V. Newton, APP for the State. Mr. Mayur Bhojwani i/b M/s. Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co. for the Intervener. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 25th June, 2010 P.C.:- 1. The learned Counsel for the applicants has moved this Court for extension of time granted by this Court to furnish surety. It is submitted that pursuant to the direction given by this Court, the applicants had furnished solvent surety and the Superintendent was pleased to verify the said documents and accept the surety as solvent surety. It is submitted that the learned Magistrate, however, observed that the Superintendent who had verified the said surety was not authorized to do so and it was not verified by the Collector. 2 2. The learned Counsel for the applicants has invited my attention to the letter written to the Collector of Bombay by the Section Officer, G-II Section, Revenue and Forests Department in which it is clarified that it is immaterial whether the post is filled in by direct recruitment or by deputing person from other Department and, as such, the Superintendent, Bombay City Survey and Land Records can continue to exercise powers delegated to him by the Collector for issuing solvency certificate upto Rs 3 lakhs. The learned Counsel for the applicants submits that since time was given upto 24th May, 2010 and now the matter is kept on 28th June, 2010, it is necessary to seek extension of the said order. 3. Heard the learned Counsel for the complainant. He submits to the orders of the Court. 4. Taking into consideration the peculiar facts, it appears that direction given by this Court has been complied with. However, since the learned Magistrate has raised a query regarding power of the Superintendent to verify the said surety, time to furnish the surety is extended by four weeks. (V.M. KANADE, J.) 3