1 WP : 2486/2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2486 OF 2011 Shri Mohd. Khalid Muktar Ahmed … Petitioner Shaikh and others Vs. The State of Maharashtra … Respondent Sachin Dhakephalkar for petitioner. Ms. M.H. Mhatre, APP for State. Coram : A.M. Khanwilkar, & P.D. Kode, JJ Date : 2nd September 2011 PC : 1. By this petition, it is prayed that the F.I.R. registered against the petitioner be quashed. The argument is that the event in respect of which F.I.R. is registered is dated 19th July 2011, but the F.I.R. was registered on 22nd July 2011. In other words, there is delay of three days in registering the FIR. That by itself, in our opinion cannot be a ground for quashing of F.I.R.. The next argument is that before registration of F.I.R., no enquiry was made, no panchanama is prepared. This argument deserves to be stated to be 2 WP : 2486/2011 rejected. This argument clearly overlooks the mandate that the investigation should commence only from registration of the F.I.R. Preparation of panchanama would be the process of investigation and cannot precede registration of F.I.R. The third argument canvassed before us is that the F.I.R. is registered by P.S.I. and not by the officials of the Corporation. The argument clearly overlooks that the complaint is registered in respect of damage caused to the public property on account of throwing of garbage. The fact that the F.I.R. has been registered by PSI can be no basis for quashing the same. 2. Since no other argument is canvassed before us, the petition is dismissed as devoid of merits. 3. We make it clear that the observations made in this order should not influence the action pending against the petitioner, which is to proceed on the basis of the impugned F.I.R. All questions therein are left open to be decided on its own merits at the appropriate stage. (P.D. Kode, J.) ( A.M. Khanwilkar, J.) 3 WP : 2486/2011