7w2184-09 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2184 OF 2009 Shri Dadasaheb Yeshwant Kantode. .. Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. .. Respondent. .... Mr.V.T. Tulpule, Counsel i/b. Mr.Prashant Hagare, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs.S.D. Shinde, A.P.P. for the State. .... CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE & A.R.JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 03rd MAY, 2010. P.C. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner is seeking transfer of investigation in connection with C.R. No.136 of 2009 registered by Karmala police station, Solapur to Local Crime Branch, Solapur for proper and further investigation. The offence in the present case occurred on 30.5.2009. Learned A.P.P. informs that the investigation is almost complete. She submits that in the course of investigation the Investigating Officer arrested five persons and recorded statements of about 45 witnesses. She further submits that the 7w2184-09 2 Investigating Officer is desirous of getting Narco Analysis test of the three accused done in the present case. Having considered the submissions of learned Counsel for the parties, and having regard to the allegations made in the writ petition against the Investigating Officer, we deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition by issuing following directions : [i] The Investigating Officer is directed to place the entire material collected by him in the course of investigation before the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Karmala District – Solapur, within a period of ten days from today. [ii] The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Karmala is directed to look into all the papers and see whether the investigation done so far is proper and, if necessary, issue appropriate directions for carrying on further investigation. He shall monitor the investigation till filing of the chargesheet. [iii] The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Karmala shall also give audience to the petitioner and seek further information from the petitioner, if he has any, in connection with the crime and issue appropriate 7w2184-09 3 directions to the I.O. [iv] We hope and trust that the I.O. Shall carry on further investigation, under the supervision of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Karmala and complete the same expeditiously. [v] With these observations, the Petition is disposed of. parties to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (D.B.BHOSALE,J.)