1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2296 OF 2007 Balraj Parmanand Mehra.. .. ... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra.. .... .... Respondent. Mr.P.M.Pradhan with Amol Doijode for the Petitioner. Mr. Ravi Kadam, Advocate General with Mr. S.R.Borulkar, Government Pleader for the Respondent. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and S. A. BOBDE, JJ. DATED : 11TH JANUARY, 2008. P.C.: This writ petition raises very short point but has been pending in this court for a long time. The main relief sought by the petitioner in the writ petition was the direction to respondent Nos.2, 3 and 4 to investigate C.R. No. 336 of 2007 registered by Worli Police Station. It appears that the Worli Police Station was investigating the matter and the Assistant Inspector of Police has filed a detailed affidavit in this court as to what steps he has taken during investigation of the case. Thereafter, it appears that the investigation has been transferred to the Economic Offences Wing, C.B., C.I.D., Mumbai. Without going into the question as to whether the 2 Investigator was changed by the Police on its own or on the request of the complainant / petitioner, we feel neither the complainant / petitioner nor the accused has any right to choose an Investigator. Even this Court would not be in a position, in the factual matrix of this case, to come to the conclusion as to who was better suited to investigate the matter. 2. In the circumstances, we dispose of the writ petition directing the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai to decide as to who should investigate this case. He may also listen to the complainant / petitioner before deciding about the appointment of the Investigator in the case. 3. With the above direction, writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (S. A. BOBDE, J.)