1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. Criminal Writ Petition no. 609/2009 ( Jayant Vishandas Tolani ..vs.. State of Maharashtra & another ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders CORAM : A.P. LAVANDE & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : JANUARY 07, 2010. Heard Mr. Bajaj, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Deshpande, learned APP, for respondent. By this petition, the petitioner has sought the following reliefs; (a) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus and/or any other writ or order to the respondents directing them to register offences against the person who has reported the crime to them in FIR No. 231 of 2009 and also against the remaining directors of the cooperative society in relation to which the offences have been registered against the petitioner and other two persons; (b) Alternatively, direct and institute an inquiry into the affairs of the Society and the role played by each director singly and the Board of Directors collectively and direct the authorities to implead the offenders after such inquiry. In so far relief (b) is concerned, the relief 2 cannot be granted by this Bench dealing with the Criminal Writ Petitions. According to the petitioner, Smt. Nisha Methwani has filed FIR bearing No. 231/09, with Panchpaoli Police Station, Nagpur, alleging misappropriation of the funds of Sindhi Hindi Higher Secondary School Employees Credit Cooperative Society, Nagpur. The learned counsel has not disputed that pursuant to the registration of FIR, the crime is being investigated and that the petitioner himself has been shown as an accused in the crime. This being the position, relief (a) as sought by the petitioner is not available to the petitioner. Since the FIR has been registered at the instance of Smt. Nisha Methwani, the Investigating Officer is expected to investigate the crime in accordance with law and take appropriate steps in accordance with Chapter XII of the Criminal Procedure Code. It is only after the investigation is carried out by the Investigating Officer, the identity of the persons who have committed the misappropriation and/or other offences as alleged by the informant will be disclosed. As such, at this stage, the question of directing the Investigation Officer to register the offences against the informant does not arise. The petition, therefore, deserves to be rejected and is accordingly rejected. The petition stands disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Rvjalit