1 19.wp.3230-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3230 OF 2010 Manoj Subhedar Ram and others. ..Petitioners. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. .. Respondents. .......... Mr.A.D. Khillare, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr.A.N. Samant, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3 & 7. Mr.M.R. Jakhade, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Mr.K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. .......... CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR AND A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 25th JANUARY, 2011. P.C. 1. By this Petition, it is prayed that direction be issued to Respondent Nos.1, 3 to 7 & 8 to register FIR against Respondent No.2 in respect of complaint of extortion and threat to life given to the petitioners. The other relief is essentially interim relief prayed to operate during pendency of the Writ Petition. We are in agreement with the submission made by learned Counsel for Respondent Nos.3 & 7 that said Respondents are neither necessary nor proper parties to the controversy in question. The grievance in the Petition is that PPD 2 19.wp.3230-10 Respondent No.2 has exerted threats of extortion and threat to life to the petitioners in the past. That fact was reported to the local police station but to no avail. 2. Without going into the correctness of this stand of the Petitioners, we would dispose of this Petition with liberty to the Petitioners to approach Senior Police Inspector, Railway Police Station, Thane to record their statements and if the same discloses cognizable offence, we have no manner of doubt that the said Police Officer would register the FIR and proceed against the persons responsible for commission of the said offence in accordance with law. The Petitioners may approach Respondent No.5 between 10:00 a.m to 12:00 noon on 28th January, 2011 for recording of their statements so that Respondent No.5 can proceed in the matter in accordance with law. 3. Petition is disposed of on above terms. (A. R. JOSHI, J.) (A. M. KHANWILKAR, J.)