1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No.675/2009 Nirmal Singh s/o Balkar Singh Khera Vs. State of Maharashtra and others Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Courts orders or directions Court’s or Judge’s orders and Registrar’s orders. CORAM: A.P. LAVANDE & R.K.DESHPANDE, JJ. 4TH MAY, 2010. Pursis filed by the petitioner is taken on record. Mr. Khubalkar, learned counsel for the petitioner states that in view of the statement made in the affidavit dated 21.4.2010 by respondent no.1 that in case the petitioner chooses to file a report at Lakadganj Police Station, Police Station Officer, Lakadganj is ready and willing to register F.I.R. and investigate the offence, the petitioner desires to withdraw the petition with liberty to file report at Lakadganj Police Station. In view of the above, liberty is granted to the petitioner to lodge report at Lakadganj Police Station. In case such report is lodged by the petitioner, the P.S.O. Lakadganj shall proceed in accordance with law and in case the report discloses cognizable offence he shall proceed to investigate the offence in accordance with law. 2 In the course of hearing it has come up to our notice that Officer in charge of Lakadganj Police Station has intervened in the civil dispute regarding ownership of a vehicle and taken up investigation without registering any offence. We asked Mr. Sambre that as to how the P.S.O. Lakadganj could intervene in such a dispute. Mr. Sambre fairly conceded that P.S.O. Lakadganj had no jurisdiction to intervene in such a dispute even without registration of F.I.R. Mr. Sambre submitted that the respondent no.2 would personally look into the matter and take appropriate action. The statement is accepted. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. JUDGE JUDGE Ambulkar.