AJN 181110-CRI-APPA1383.10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1383 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.738 OF 2010 Mohammed Ajmal Mohammad Amir Kasab @ Abu Mujahid. ... Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondents Mr. Amin Solkar with Ms. Farhana Shah, appointed advocates for the appellant-accused. Mr. Ujjwal Nikam, Special Public Prosecutor with Mr. S.R. Shinde, Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent- State. CORAM: MRS. RANJANA DESAI & RANJIT MORE, JJ. DATED : 18TH NOVEMBER, 2010. P.C.:- 1. Relying on a newspaper report published in the Times of India on 13/11/2010 that a High Level Committee from the National Investigating Agency (for short, “the NIA”) will soon interrogate A1-Kasab, the present application is filed. AJN 181110-CRI-APPA1383.10 2 2. We have heard Mr. Solkar, learned appointed advocate for A1-Kasab and Mr. Nikam, learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State. 3. Mr. Nikam, learned Special Public Prosecutor states that the NIA is seized of a totally different case and no permission has been granted to interrogate A1-Kasab. The present application is based on a newspaper report. It is not possible for us to take cognizance of the newspaper report and pass any orders. We may only state that we expect the respondent-State to ensure that due procedure of law is followed in case any such request is made. 4. Criminal application is disposed of. [MRS. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [RANJIT MORE, J.]