1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 10 OF 2009 Suryakant Jayram Anarthe & Anr. .... Petitioners. vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..... Respondent. Mr. V.P. Patil for the petitioners. Mr. Rajesh More, APP., for respondent. CORAM : J.N. PATEL, ACTING, C.J. & B.R. GAVAI, J. DATE : 13TH JANUARY, 2010. P.C. The petitioner has approached this Court in public interest litigation making a grievance in respect of misappropriation of municipal taxes (house) collected by officers of the Municipal Council of Ambernath, District Thane. It is the case of the petitioners that this criminal misappropriation and fraud committed by staff of respondent Ambernath Municipal Council, Ambernath, Dist. Thane on being noticed by the petitioner, he filed a complaint in Ambernath Police Station but no action has been taken in the matter. It is, therefore, contended that this Court 2 should direct the authorities to prosecute the officers for criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and cheating. 2. Nothing prevents the complainant from filing a complaint against these officers of the municipal council in the Court of Magistrate having jurisdiction in the matter. The petition stands dismissed. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of this, the petitioners may be allowed to withdraw this petition with liberty. Dismissed as withdrawn. (J.N. PATEL, ACTING, C.J.) (B.R. GAVAI, J.)