1 crwp172-10 agk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.172 OF 2010 Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Others ..Respondents. Ms.Rohini M. Dandekar, Advocate appointed for the petitioner. Mr.D.P. Adsule, APP for the State. CORAM : A.M. Khanwilkar, & U.D. Salvi, JJ. DATE : 1st September 2010. P.C. : 1. This petition is filed through jail. It was sent by the petitioner through the Superintendent, Central Jail, Thane some time on 15th December 2009. The reliefs articulated in the petition read thus : “a) To direct the Union of India, through the Director General of National Investigation Agency, New Delhi to carry out a time- bound investigation / probe / inquiry to unearth the truth and the circumstances leading to the brutal killing of Shri Hemant Karkare and Shri Ashok Kamte, during the Mumbai attack of 26/11, 2008, and fix up the responsibility in this regard and proceed against the guilty in accordance with law; 2 crwp172-10 b) To direct the concerned authority to place before this Hon’ble Court original record of log books and wireless conversation, audio taped conversation etc of 26/11 pertaining to each and every control room of Mumbai Police; c) To direct the respondent No.4 – Shri A.R. Antulay, to share the information, if any with this Hon’ble Court and/or with the NIA, pertaining to mysterious killing of Shri Hemant Karkare; d) To monitor the investigation on fortnightly basis; e) To restrain Respondent No.2 - Rakesh Maria and Respondent No.3 – K.P. Raghuvanshi from communicating with the widow of late Shri Hemant Karkare and late Shri Ashok Kamte, directly or indirectly till NIA completes the investigation; f) To shift the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 from their respective departments, to pre-empt any tampering / destruction of evidence, till NIA completes the investigation; g) To direct the Superintendent, Central Jail, Thane to produce the petitioner before this Hon’ble Court on each date of hearing of this petition; h) To pass any such and further orders as may be deemed fit and proper in the interest of justice.” 2. In our opinion, nothing survives for consideration in this petition, as the investigation pertaining to the event referred to in the petition has already been completed long back; on the basis of said investigation trial was proceeded against the named accused, which ended in conviction. 3. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of. 4. The Court expresses word of gratitude for the able assistance 3 crwp172-10 given by Ms.Rohini Dandekar, Advocate appointed in espousing the cause of the petitioner. Copy of this order be forwarded to the petitioner, who is in jail forthwith. (U.D. Salvi, J.) (A.M. Khanwilkar, J.)