1 cr-wp-339-11 jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 339 OF 2011 Gufran Habib Faruqui ..Petitioner Vs. Mr. Jamdhale and Ors. ..Respondents .... Mr. Abdul Kadar Milwala Advocate for Petitioner Mrs. M.H.Mhatre A.P.P. for the Respondent-State .... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND M.N.GILANI, JJ. DATED : APRIL 11, 2011 ORAL JUDGMENT : [PER P.V.HARDAS, J.] 1 Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2 cr-wp-339-11 2 The relief which the petitioner has sought in this petition is in respect of transfer of investigation of Crime No. 196 of 2010 registered by the Oshiwara Police Station to any other independent agency or police station for impartial investigation. The Division Bench of this Court taking into consideration the plea of the petitioner, by its order dated 21.2.2011 directed that the investigation be entrusted to a new investigating agency and also directed that the investigating agency to reinvestigate the case including consideration of the registration of a fresh F.I.R. if so advised and to proceed in accordance with law. 3 The learned A.P.P. states on instructions that pursuant to the aforesaid order, the investigation of this case came to be transferred to the State C.I.D. and the present Investigating Officer has been entrusted with the investigation from 1.3.2011 and would conduct the investigation in accordance with law and shall expeditiously take further steps in accordance with law. 4 In the light of the fact that the relief which the petitioner has sought for in this petition stands granted to him, we allow this petition by making Rule absolute in terms of order of this Court dated 21.2.2011 and also express our hope that the Investigating Officer would conduct the investigation in accordance with the directions of this Court expeditiously 3 cr-wp-339-11 and take such steps as are available in law. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ M.N.GILANI, J. ] [ P.V.HARDAS, J. ]