AJN FARAD FARAD FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. CONTINUATION SHEET NO. CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2144 OF 2004 --------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office : Memoranda of Coram, : appearances, Court’s : Court’s or Judge’s Orders orders or directions : & Registrar’s orders. : . --------------------------------------------------------- Mr. A.K. Prajapati for the petitioner. Ms. U.V. Kejriwal, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & SMT. RANJANA DESAI & SMT. RANJANA DESAI & ABHAY ABHAY ABHAY S. OKA, JJ. S. OKA, JJ. S. OKA, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: 21ST DECEMBER, 2004. 21ST DECEMBER, 2004. 21ST DECEMBER, 2004. P.C.:- The petitioner is the mother of one Sameer Mangroo Shaikh. In this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has made serious allegations against the police particularly against Dharavi, Santacruz, Mahim and Shahu Nagar Police Stations. A fear is expressed that the petitioner’s son is likely to be implicated in false and bogus cases and the police are likely to kill him in a false encounter. In response to the petition, affidavits have been filed by (1) Anand B. Chavan, the Senior Inspector of Police, Mahim Police Station, (2) Tukaram B. Mane, Assistant Inspector of Police, Shahu Nagar Police Station, Dharavi, (3) Baburao Daulatrao Gaikwad, Senior Inspector of Police, Dharavi Police Station and (4) Kishore S. Patil, Senior Inspector of Police, Santacruz Police Station. We have carefully gone through the averments of the petition as well as the affidavits in reply. The deponents of these affidavits have denied the averments of the petition particularly the averment that the petitioner is likely to be implicated in false and bogus cases and that he is likely to be killed in a false encounter. Ms. Kejriwal, the learned A.P.P. appearing for the State, drew our attention to paragraph 16 of the affidavit of Anand B. Chavan, Senior Inspector of Police, Mahim Police Station, which indicates that there are eight cases registered at various police stations against the petitioner’s son. The cases appear to be serious. In this petition, very wide prayers are made. It is not possible for us to grant such wide prayers. However, if the police decide to take any action, we expect them to take it in accordance with law. High ranking police officers have denied on oath the allegation that the police are bent on implicating the petitioner’s son in false and bogus cases and/or kill him by showing a false encounter. In view of all the above circumstances and reasons, it is not necessary to entertain this petition. The petition is disposed of with the above observations. (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.) (ABHAY S. OKA, J.)