1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1742 OF 2008 Mrs. Sharada Natwarlal Patel ...Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mrs.Sharda N.Patel Petitioner in person Mrs.M.M.Deshmukh, A.P.P for the State Mr. S.V. Raj Advocate for Respondent No.3 CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, JJ. Dated : 18TH AUGUST, 2009 P.C. : 1.The Petitioner is present in person. On the last date we heard her learned Counsel and we had adjourned the Petition to allow the learned A.P.P to place before us all the previous investigation papers and Mrs. Deshmukh has done so today. We have perused the investigation papers including the copy of the charge-sheet filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, at Vasai, District: Thane. 2.The charge-sheet has been filed for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 324, 450, 323, 504 and 506 r.w. Section 34 as well as Section 2 120B of the Indian Penal Code and in all 7 persons are included as accused. 3.It is the case of the Petitioner that the Respondent No.3 ought to have been included as an additional accused and she alleges that in her statement recorded on 30 th March, 2008 she had disclosed the name of the present Respondent No.3, but the police have manipulated her statement and the name of Respondent No.3 has been deleted and for oblique reasons. The Investigating Officer is present before us and Mrs. Deshmukh, the learned A.P.P on instructions states that the statement of the Petitioner was recorded as she stated before the Police Sub- Inspector on 30 th March, 2008 while she was in the hospital at Nalasopara. We have been also shown the statement of the Respondent No.3 recorded on 15 th August, 2009 where the said Respondent states that she was not present at the place of incident on the basis of which C.R.No.116 of 2008 was registered with the Nalasopara Police Station. 4.Be that as it may, in case the Petitioner approaches the Investigating Officer within a period of one week from today to record her 3 supplementary statement, the same shall be so recorded and investigation into the same shall be undertaken and concluded as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 6 weeks from recording the statement and in case, there is any material to file a supplementary charge-sheet, the Investigating Officer shall submit the same in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 5.Save and except the above directions, this Petition stands disposed off. [SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J.] [B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.]