IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION FARAD FARAD FARAD CONTINUNATION SHEET CONTINUNATION SHEET CONTINUNATION SHEET CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1381 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.1381 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.1381 OF 2006 ............................................................. Office Notes,Office memorandum of Coram, appearances,Court’s Court’s or orders or directions Judge’s orders & Registrar’s orders. ............................................................. Mr.A.M.Saraogi for the Petitioner Mr.U.V.Nikam, A.P.P. for State CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. DATE DATE DATE : SEPTEMBER 12,2006. : SEPTEMBER 12,2006. : SEPTEMBER 12,2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. By this Writ Petition under Article 227 of Constitution of India the Petitioner has challenged the order dated 12th June 2006 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police under provisions of Arms Act, 1959. It is not in dispute that efficacious remedy of preferring a statutory Appeal against the said order is available to the Petitioner. The Petitioner has not exhausted the said remedy. 2.In view of this position, Writ Petition is not entertained and the same is rejected. Notwithstanding rejection of this Petition it will be open for the Petitioner to avail of statutory remedy of preferring an Appeal. If such Appeal is preferred by the Petitioner within a period of three weeks from today, the same shall be decided expeditiously by the Appellate Authority. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE