1 cr-wp-488-11 jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 488 OF 2011 Mr. Hanumanta Adappa Dekeri ] Adult, Aged about 44 years, ] Occ: Service, Indian Inhabitant ] Residing of Chandivali Farm Quarrey ] Workers, Chandivali, Sakinaka, ] Mumbai-400 072 ]..Petitioner Vs. 1. State of Maharashtra ] through Saikinaka Police Station, ] Mumbai ] (Copy to be served on Public ] Prosecutor, High Court of Bombay) ] 2. The Senior Police Inspector, ] Sakinaka Police Station, Mumbai ] 3 Mr. Ramesh Sumer Shah, ] Adult, Aged Not known, ] Occ. Bujilder and Developer ] 4 Mr. Kishorilal Shah ] Adult, Aged Not known, ] Occ: Builder and Developer ] 5 Mr. Manikchand Shah ] Adult, Aged Not known, ] Occ: Builder and Developer ] 6 Mr. Babu Ramchandra Nayar ] Adult, Aged Not Known ] Occ: Project Manager, ] 7 Mr. Mohan, Full Name Not known ] Aged Not known, Occ: Site Manager ] 8 Mr. Prakash Kalembe ] Adult, Aged Not known ] Occ: Service, ] All the accused having their common ] office at M/s. Sumer Corporation 220, ] Commerce House, 140, ] Nagardas Master Road, Fort, ] Mumbai-400 023 ] 2 cr-wp-488-11 Site Office at : ] Chandivali Farm, Chandivali, ] Sakinaka, Mumbai-400 072 ]..Respondents .... Mr. P.J.Thorat Advocate with Mr. M.A.Attar Advocate for Petitioner Mr. Y.S.Shinde A.P.P. for the Respondent-State .... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND M.N.GILANI, JJ. DATED : MARCH 29, 2011 ORAL JUDGMENT : [PER P.V.HARDAS, J.] : 1 Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2 By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to transfer the investigation from the Investigating Officer who was investigating the said offence. 3 The affidavit in reply filed on behalf of respondents reveals that the investigation has been transferred on 20.1.2011 to a new Investigating 3 cr-wp-488-11 Officer and the Investigating Officer is investigating the said crime. In that light of the matter therefore, according to us, the reliefs prayed for by the petitioner stands fully granted and no further orders are necessary. We accept the statement at paragraph 6 of the affidavit in reply that the investigation has been transferred. We however, direct the Investigating Officer to complete the investigation as expeditiously as is possible. 4 Petition is therefore allowed and Rule made absolute in terms of the statement of the respondent at paragraph 6 of the affidavit in reply. [ M.N.GILANI, J. ] [ P.V.HARDAS, J. ]