1 wp3093.10.sxw ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3093 of 2010 B.S.Paliwal. ..Petitioner v/s. CBI Navi Mumbai & anr. ..Respondents Mr. Sandeep Dere, advocate for petitioner. Mr. S.K.Shinde, advocate for respondent No.1. Ms. S.V.Gajare, APP for State. CORAM:- P.V.HARDAS & M.N.GILANI, JJ DATED :- APRIL 1, 2011. P.C. 1 This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, by which the Petitioner prays for quashing of the First Information Report on the basis of which an offence punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act came to be registered on 3rd October, 2002. The principal ground urged before us for quashing of FIR is that though the offence is registered in 2002, the Respondent has yet not completed the investigation and because of inordinate delay, the FIR deserves to be quashed. 2 wp3093.10.sxw 2 The ground of delay cannot be a sole ground for quashing of FIR without considering the reasons for the delay. In any event Shri S.K.Shinde, learned counsel for the respondent states on instruction that final report would be submitted within two weeks from today as the investigation is nearing conclusion. We accept the aforesaid statement as an undertaking to the Court. In the light of what has been stated above, we are not inclined to interfere in this petition and dismiss the petition, as such accepting the statement made by the learned counsel for the respondent. In the circumstances, there will be no order as to costs. (M.N.GILANI, J) (P.V.HARDAS, J)