The High Court held that a Criminal PIL was no longer maintainable after an FIR was registered, disposing the petition but reserving the question of PIL maintainability.
Criminal PIL (ST.) No.54 of 2015 disposed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL PIL (ST.) NO.54 OF 2015
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Mr. Anil D'souza, Advocate for the Petitioner. Dr. F.R. Shaikh, APP for the Respondents – State.
CORAM : A.S. OKA AND P.D. NAIK, JJ.
DATED : APRIL 25, 2016.
P.C.
The learned APP has tendered across the bar a copy of the report dated 25th April, 2016 addressed to him by the Assistant Police Inspector attached to the Tulinj Police Station, District – Palghar. It records that the First Information Report alleging the commission of offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 474 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered. In view of the registration of the FIR, nothing survives in this PIL and the same is, accordingly, disposed of. However, we make it clear that the issue whether PIL is maintainable is expressly kept open.
Unknown Petitioner
State
A.S. OKA
P.D. NAIK
As recorded by the court registry
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