:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3131 OF 2005 Ganpati Rajaram Patil and anr. .. Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. .. Respondents Mr. H.S. Venegavkar for Petitioners. Ms. P.H. Kantharia, APP for State. CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. Date : January 25, 2006. Date : January 25, 2006. Date : January 25, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Ms. Kantharia, the learned APP, has placed the communication dated 11/1/2006 she has received from the Senior Police Inspector, Local Crime Branch, Satara and from the same it is clear that the investigation has now been handed over to the Crime Branch. The communication also shows that the petitioner no.1’s wife as well as his surviving son i.e. petitioner no.2 have not responded to the call given by the Investigating Officer for recording their statements. The learned counsel for the petitioners now states that the petitioner no.1 and his wife and the son Popat i.e. petitioner no.2 will appear before the Investigating Officer within one week and the Investigating Officer shall record their statements. :2: After recording the statements of these three persons, the Investigating Officer will undoubtedly take further steps in conducting the investigation, including recording of statements of other persons than those whose statements have already been recorded. . Nothing further survives in this petition and, therefore, the same is hereby disposed off in terms of the above directions. (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.)