1 Cri. W.P. 1050.2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1050 OF 2009 Ashok S/o Pralhadrao Gite, Age : 27 years, Occu.: Agri. and business, R/o. Parli Vaijanath, Tq. Parali Vaijanath, Dist. Beed ... Petitioner V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra and ors. ... Respondents ... Mr. Anil M. Gaikwad, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. V.D. Godbharle, A.P.P. for respondent-State. ... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND A.V.NIRGUDE, JJ. DATED : 1ST DECEMBER, 2009 ORAL ORDER 1] The petitioner by this Petition prays for issuance of a writ to the respondents Police officers directing them to refer and conduct lie detector test of the accused as was requested for by respondent no.3 in application dated 21.8.2007 to the Judicial Magistrate First Class in Crime no. 113 of 2007 registered by Parali Vaijanath Police Station, dist. Beed. 2] It appears that the complainant being aggrieved by the inaction of the respondent Police 2 Cri. W.P. 1050.2009 officers in not conducting the lie detector test of the accused has filed the present Petition. It also appears that the Investigating officer had submitted an application before the concerned Judicial Magistrate First Class seeking permission to conduct lie detector test of the accused. The trial Court by it's order dated 28.9.2007 held that the Investigation Officer need not seek permission and he was the best judge as to the steps which are required to be taken for effective investigation. 3] Learned A.P.P. states that the Police have submitted the chargesheet in the said crime and the case now stands committed to the Court of Sessions. In that light of the matter, therefore, it would not be appropriate for this Court to direct the Police officers as to the steps which are required to be taken for investigating the said crime. In the light of this, the Petition which is sans merit is summarily dismissed with no order as to costs. Sd/- Sd/- (A.V. NIRGUDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.) arp