AJN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.703 OF 2007 Vasantrao Abasaheb Garad ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ... Respondents Ms. Varsha Palav for the petitioner. Ms. S.D. Shinde, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & D. B. BHOSALE, JJ. DATED : 26TH JUNE, 2007. P.C.:- 1. The petitioner is seeking transfer of investigation in C.R. Nos.89 of 2002 and 73 of 2004 registered with the Gargoti Police Station, Taluka Bhudargad, District Kolhapur and Bhudargad Police Station, Tal. Bhudargad, District Kolhapur, entrusted with respondent 2 (CID) to Central Bureau of Investigation. 2. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. Admittedly, the investigation, which was being carried out by the local police was transferred to respondent 2 (CID). The complaints are of the years 2002 and 2004. Charge-sheet is filed on 30/12/2006. Writ AJN petition is filed on 10/4/2007 and circulation was taken on 14/6/2007. We find that the petitioner has approached this court at a belated stage after filing of the charge-sheet. It is pertinent to note that in C.R. No.89 of 2002, there are 63 accused and in C.R. No.73 of 2004 there are 110 accused. In the circumstances, no case is made out for transfer of investigation. The petition is dismissed. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [D. B. BHOSALE, J.]