1 cr-wp-2612-09 jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.W.P. NO. 2612 OF 2009 Babu Hanumant Marlar ..Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents .... Mr. Vinayak V.Katti i/b Ms.Sunita Sharma Adv. for petitioner Smt. U.V.Kejariwal APP for State .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 P.C.: 1 The petitioner has challenged the show cause notice dated 20.8.2009 initiated against him vide Chapter Case No. 14 of 2009 as respondent no.2. 2 It is noticed that show cause notice is dated 20.8.2009. The learned APP on instructions from Mr. S.P.Sangle API, Amboli Police Station, Jogeshwari (W), Mumbai-400102 states that no extension has been granted to the said proceedings. Obviously, once the period of six months has expired and no extension has been granted, the said 2 cr-wp-2612-09 proceedings cannot be allowed to continue in view of Section 116 of Cr.P.C. 3 Section 116 of the Code of Criminal Procedure which deals with enquiry in chapter proceedings provides that the inquiry has to be completed within a period of six months. If the inquiry is not completed within a period of six months, then extension has to be granted to the said proceedings. If no further extension has been granted to the said proceedings, the said proceedings would lapse. Hence, this application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). [ SMT. V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]