1 wp3030.10 ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3030 OF 2010 Nandkishor Govind Mali & ors. ....Petitioners. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & ors. ....Respondents Mr.R.B.Paranjape i/b. Mr. M.N.Sandhyanshiv, advocate for petitioners. Mr. J.P.Yagnik, APP for State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND P.D.KODE, JJ. DATED:- OCTOBER 25, 2010. P.C. 1. Heard Counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned APP. It is not in dispute that brother of the Petitioner No.1 and son of Petitioner No.3 has gone missing since 18th December, 2007. Besides him, even his friend Manoj Mali has gone missing from that date. It is also noticed that complaint was filed by the wife of the Petitioner No.3 with the Manmad City Police Station, Manmad, which has been reduced into writing as C.R.No.138 of 2010 for offence punishable under section 143, 147, 149, 323, 336, 337 r/w 34 of I.P.C. and section 135 of Mumbai Police Act. 2. Learned APP on instruction of the Investigating Officer states that inspite 2 wp3030.10 of his best efforts, he has not been able to trace the missing Govind Kalyankar and Manoj Maili so far. In our opinion, the appropriate course is to transfer investigation of the missing two persons as well as C.R.No.138 of 2010 to an independent investigation agency. We accordingly, direct that the above said matter be investigated by the State C.I.D. in accordance with law. Investigation of the aforesaid case be transferred to the State C.I.D.forthwith. Petition disposed of accordingly. (P.D.KODE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)