IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 30 OF 2009 STATE THROUGH POLICE INSPECTOR MAPUSA POLICE STATION ... Petitioner Versus SHRI. SANDEEP HALLIKAR ... Respondent Shri C. A. Ferreira, Public Prosecutor for the Applicant. Shri A. D. Bhobe, Advocate for the Respondent. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 6th April, 2010 P.C.:- Heard. The respondent herein is an accused who has been discharged under Sections 504, 506(1) IPC by Order dated 23-9-2008. Revision filed, also came to be dismissed. Shri C. A. Ferreira, the learned Public Prosecutor, through whom the present revision application was filed has placed on record the instructions received by him through the Under Secretary(Home). The same are marked 'X' for identification. Shri A. D. Bhobe, the learned Counsel for the Respondent has placed on record a copy of the affidavit filed by the Under Secretary(Home) in Writ Petition No.30 of 2009. Shri Bhobe, learned Counsel has brought to my notice the contents of the said affidavit in which it is stated that the Government has now decided to instruct the P.P's and the A.P.P's to withdraw all prosecutions under Sections 186, 189, 228, 298, 506 and 507 IPC. Shri Ferreira, the learned Public Prosecutor has submitted that a subsequent decision was taken by the Government to keep the first decision to withdraw the prosecutions, in abeyance because of the Writ Petition. The controversy is as regards Section 506(ii), whether it is cognizable. The Writ Petition appears to have been filed by a Minister in the Government challenging the Notification making the offence under Section 506 IPC, cognizable. One does not know whether the said Writ Petition was filed before the decision of the Government or after it. At one stage the petition was adjourned because the matter was pending before the Division Bench. However, at that stage, the decision of the Government was not brought to the notice of this Court. In view of the Government decision to withdraw the prosecutions I do not see any reason why the present respondent/accused should await a decision in the Writ Petition and prolong his agony of a trial. It may be noted that according to State Government the Notification itself is unenforceable. Accordingly, this petition is disposed off. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.