-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL W.P.NO.39 OF 2008 Joma Kana Fadake and Ors. ..Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents ... Mr.J.P.Kharge Advocate for Petitioners Mr.A.R.Patil APP for Respondents ... CORAM: S.B.MHASE & CORAM: S.B.MHASE & CORAM: S.B.MHASE & SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATE : FEBRUARY 7, 2008 DATE : FEBRUARY 7, 2008 DATE : FEBRUARY 7, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The learned advocate for the Petitioners is not present. Nobody reports his difficulty. 2. The Petitioners have approached for a direction from the Court to the police at Kamothe Police, Thane not to harass the Petitioners and not to ask persistently illegal gratification from the Petitioners. The Petitioners have also prayed for setting aside Criminal Proceedings bearing No.456 of -2- 2007 pending before the Judicial Magistrate F.C. Panvel. They have also prayed for return of the property i.e. utensils and other household articles of the Petitioners. 3. So far as the quashing of the Criminal Proceedings bearing No.456 of 2007 is concerned, the Petitioners have appropriate remedy before the Magistrate by making appropriate application for the said purpose i.e. for discharge if the case is made out. Rest of the prayers are the prayers, which cannot be granted by this Court in a writ petition. Apart from that, there is nothing on record to show that illegal gratification was taken by the police officer. The petition is based on surmises. 4. Petition is hereby rejected. [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [ S.B.MHASE, J.]