1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Criminal Writ Petition No.2417 of 2006 Prakash Shah Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & ors. Respondents Mr.R.S.Apte with Mr.H.V.Kode for petitioner. Mr.A.S.Gadkari, APP for State. Mr.Amin Sokar for resp.no.8. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & R.Y.GANOO,JJ. June 27, 2008 P.C. 1. Heard Mr. Apte with Mr.Kode, the learned counsel for the petitioner. The substantial relief in this petition is for directions to the Crime Branch, Mumbai to take over investigation in four criminal complaints viz. C.R.No.562 of 2004 registered with the Oshiwara Police Station, Mumbai, C.R.No.44 of 2006 registered with the Kherwadi Police Station, Mumbai, C.R.No.184 of 2006 registered with the Chatusrungi Police Station, Pune and C.R.No.107 of 2006 registered with the Mira Road Police Station, Mumbai. 2. Mr.Gadkari, the learned APP on instructions 2 from the police officers present in the Court, states that investigation in C.R.No.44 of 2006 registered with Kherwadi Police Station has been completed and B-Summary report has been filed on 10/6/2006. Similarly in C.R.No.184 of 2006 registered with Chatusrungi Police Station, Pune on completion of investigation B-Summary report has been filed on 6/6/2006 with the competent Court. Mr.Gadkari further stated that in C.R.No.107 of 2006 registered with the Mira Road Police Station, investigation is completed and B-Summary report is ready to be filed. Thus what is left for investigation is only C.R.No.562 of 2004 registered with the Oshiwara Police Station and we have been assured by the learned APP that the said investigation would be completed within two weeks from today and the report of investigation will be filed before the competent Court. 3. Mr.Apte then invited our attention to the second prayer for directing the respondents not to take any coercive steps including the petitioner’s arrest without giving 48 hours notice in advance. The remedy for the petitioner is to approach the competent Court with an application for anticipatory bail and this petition cannot be used as an application for 3 anticipatory bail. 4. For the reasons stated above this petition does not survive as of now and the same is disposed as such. (R.Y.GANOO,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.)