: 1 : USJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1962 OF 2009 Anji Reddy & Ors. .. Applicants v/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents ........ Mr. K.N. Kore for applicants. Mrs. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for State. ........ CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & R.Y.GANOO, JJ. Dated : 23rd November, 2009. P.C. : 1. We have heard Mr. Kore, the learned Counsel for the applicants who are the accused in four separate Criminal Complaints filed before the learned JMFC, Thane i.e. C.C. No.1848, 1849, 1890 and 1891 of 2008. All these complaints have been filed for the offences punishable u/s. 406, 420, 406 r/w. Section 34 of IPC and on the common grounds namely that the complainants entered into an MOU for purchase of commercial / industrial galas from the accused No.1, proprietor of S.S. Industrial and Developers : 2 : and accused No.3, 4 and 5 are the Directors of accused No.2 company. It is further alleged that some portion of the consideration was received by accused No.1 by cheques and perhaps the substantial consideration. If the amount paid by cheque or by cash is taken into consideration, despite these payments which are claimed to be total consideration, accused No.1 and accused No. 2 have not handed over the galas and, therefore, they are alleged to be guilty of the offences punishable as noted hereinabove. 2. On 4.12.2008, the learned 12th Jt. JMFC, Thane passed an order directing the Police Inspector of Shrinagar Police Station to cause investigation u/s. 156(3). The petitioners had approached this Court in Writ Petition No.2706 of 2008 and the same petition was disposed off on 10.2.2009 by directing the Commissioner of Police, Thane to appoint a single Officer to investigate all the four cases registered against the petitioners. 3. Mrs. Deshmukh, the learned APP on instructions from Mr. G.S. Shaikh, Asst. Police Inspector, Shrinagar Police station, Thane who is present in the Court states that he has been appointed as the I.O. to investigate all the four complaints and to submit the report to the learned 12th Jt. JMFC, Thane as per the order passed by this Court on 10.2.2009. : 3 : Mrs. Deshmukh, APP has placed before us the report dated 22.11.2009 submitted by the IO. 4. We direct that the investigation as is entrusted to Mr. Shaikh shall be completed by 11.12.2009 and he shall file his report to the Court below in any case by 18.12.2009. 5. No further directions are necessary at this stage. Undoubtdly, the report so submitted, will be dealt with by the learned Magistrate in accordance with law. 6. The Application is disposed accordingly. [R.Y.GANOO, J.] [B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.]