107-APPLN-1775-2005 (CR)SP.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1775 OF 2005 Sayeed Manzar Khan ...Applicant Versus Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayanraje And Anr. ...Respondents WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 844 OF 2005 Sucheta Paranjape And Ors. ...Applicant Versus Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayanraje Pratapsinh Maharaj Bhosale And Anr. ...Respondent WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 843 OF 2005 Shrikant S. Bahulkar ...Applicant Versus Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayanraje Pratapsinh Maharaj Bhosale And Anr. ...Respondents Mr. Ganesh Gole for the petitioner in Writ Petitions Mr. S. N. Raj (through VC) a/w Mr. Rohit Mahadik a/w Mr. Edith D. for the applicant in Cri. Application No. 1775/2005 Dr. A. A. Takalkar APP for the State Mr. Shailesh Chavan a/w Mr. Ranjeet Patil a/w Mr. Sujit Nikam a/w Mr. Dhavalsinh Patil for respondent no. 1 CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J. DATE : 17th DECEMBER, 2025. P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, petitioners and learned counsel for respondent no. 1. Learned counsel for the Iresh This is the corrected order pursuant to speaking to minutes order dated 24/12/2025. IRESH MASHAL Digitally signed by IRESH MASHAL Date: 2025.12.24 21:56:04 +0530 107-APPLN-1775-2005 (CR)SP.DOC applicant and writ petitioners submit that the applicant and petitioners are ready to tender apology of the respondent no. 1. Learned counsels further submit that they will publish the said apology letter in widely circulating Marathi and English newspapers, on national level. 2. Learned counsel for respondent no. 1 and learned APP submit that appropriate order be passed. 3. I have heard all the learned counsels. As the applicant and petitioners are ready to tender unconditional apology to respondent no. 1 and they are ready to publish apology letter in widely circulating Marathi and English newspapers, on national level, I pass following order O R D E R I. The application and writ petition stand disposed off. II. The criminal proceedings pending before 7th C.J.J.D. J.M.F.C., Satara in C.C. No. 3230 of 2004 is hereby quashed and set aside. III. The applicant and petitioners shall publish the apology to the respondent no. 1 in widely circulating Marathi and English newspapers on national level within 15 days after receipt of this Iresh This is the corrected order pursuant to speaking to minutes order dated 24/12/2025. 107-APPLN-1775-2005 (CR)SP.DOC order. IV. I make it clear that I have not decided this application and writ petitions on merit and it is being disposed off on the submissions of both the learned counsels. 4. The Application and Writ Petitions are disposed off in above terms. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.) Iresh This is the corrected order pursuant to speaking to minutes order dated 24/12/2025.