1 mst IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2272 OF 2011 Anthony Pereira Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents Mr.Satyavrat Joshi for petitioner. Mr.A.S.Gadkari, APP for State. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKALR AND P.D.KODE, JJ. DATE : 17th October 2011 PC : 1. The sole point raised before us, which, prima facie, we are not in agreement with, is that, the Investigating Officer could not have hastened to file Police Report without even bothering to take expert's opinion with regard to the genuineness and authenticity of the document which was used in commission of the crime. 2. Learned APP on instructions states that the respondent no.6 who was responsible for the investigation earlier, has already been transferred during pendency of the investigation. The present Investigating Officer Mr.R.V.Chive submitted the Police Report on the basis of the said investigation to the concerned Court. It is now stated that the present Investigating Officer would take steps to withdraw the earlier report and reinvestigate the matter by exploring all possible angles including taking opinion of the expert in relation to the document in question. 3. In view of this assurance, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition can be disposed of keeping all questions open. The 2 petition is disposed of accordingly. The assurance given by the present Investigating Officer through learned APP as recorded above is accepted. (P.D.KODE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)