1 wp35811 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 358 OF 2011 Chattel Inc. ...Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr. Vivek Kantawala i/by M/s. Vivek Kantawala & Co. for the Petitioner Ms. S.V. Gajare, A.P.P., for the State. CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATE: 24TH FEBRUARY, 2011 P.C.:- In continuation of our order dated 15th February, 2011, in response to the submission made by the learned A.P.P. that the investigation of the case may be transferred to another agency, we dispose of this petition, with direction to the respondent-State to transfer the investigation to Crime Branch, Mumbai, to be investigated by officer not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police. This direction is issued, as we are informed that the cases involving amount of more than Rs.50 lakhs alone are dealt with by the Economic Offences Wing. 2 wp35811 Further, even the Crime Branch has a separate cell to deal with cases involving financial matters. 2. We hope and trust that the newly-appointed investigating agency would pursue the investigation in right earnest and examine all angles, including the possibility of involvement of bank officials, if any. The investigation be entrusted to newly-appointed investigating agency not later than 7th March, 2011. We also hope and trust that the newly- appointed investigating agency would re-investigate the matter, if necessary, or continue the investigation from the present stage. We leave that option open to the newly-appointed investigating agency to consider it on its own merits. A.R. JOSHI, J. A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.