1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 217 OF 2007 Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited ...Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.Pankaj Savant, Mr. Vikram Trivedi, Mr. Akshay Patil, Mr.Faisal Sayyed & Mr. Mayur Bhojwani i/b. M/s. Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co., for Petitioner Mr. S. Srivastava i/b. D.H.Law Associates for Respondents 2 & 3 Ms. P.H.Kantharia, A.P.P. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & SHRI. R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATED : 29TH APRIL, 2009 P.C. 1. The petitioner has prayed for quashing and setting aside the F.I.R. No.337 dated 9th August, 2006 and C.R.No.60 of 2006. Rule has been issued in this petition. We are informed that the charge-sheet has already been filed and the petitioner has filed a discharge application. The prayer of the petitioner is that the direction be given to the learned Magistrate to dispose of his discharge application expeditiously. 2 2. In view of the fact that charge-sheet is filed, the petition in our opinion does not survive and is disposed of. However, we deem it appropriate to direct learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 37th Esplanade Court to dispose of the discharge application filed by the petitioner and accused 2,3,4 and 5 in Criminal Case No. 3700327/PW/2007 within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of this order by it, independently and in accordance with law. 3. The petition is disposed of. Needless to say that the Criminal Application No.128 of 2009 is also disposed of. (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.) (SHRI. R.G. KETKAR, J.)