- 1 - 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 CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3182 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO.3182 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO.3182 OF 2005 Manoj Pangarkar & Ors. ...Petitioners vs. Ajay Ganesh Ubale & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.Shirish Gupte, Sr.Adv. with Mr.R.F.Lambay for the Petitioners Mr.Anand Grover with Ms Monica Sakhrani for Respondent No.1 Mr.S.V.More, A.P.P. for State CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. DATE DATE DATE : SEPTEMBER 27,2006. : SEPTEMBER 27,2006. : SEPTEMBER 27,2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . For the reasons separately recorded in the Judgement, following is the operative part of the order : i) Writ Petition is rejected. Notwithstanding the rejection of the Petition, it will be open for the Petitioners to avail of the remedy of filing a Revision Application under section 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. ii) All contentions of the Petitioners on merits are expressly kept open. iii) Statement made by Shri Grover, learned Counsel for the first Respondent is accepted. If Revision Application is filed, the concerned Sessions Court is bound to take a note of the fact that this Writ Petition was filed on 23rd December 2005 and was pending in this - 2 - Court till today. . At this stage, the learned Counsel for the Petitioners prays that ad-interim order passed on 10th March 2006 be extended. The said prayer is opposed by the learned Counsel for the first Respondent. . Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the fact that the Petition remained pending in this court for some time, I direct that the trial will not proceed further for a period of six weeks from today. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE