1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.401 OF 2009 Mahadev Gopal Kumbhar : Petitioner V/s. Navjeevan Vikas Seva Sanstha Ltd. & Anr. : Respondents ... Mr.Satyajeet M. Mirajkar for the petitioner. Ms A.T.Jhaveri, Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. ... CORAM : S.A. BOBDE, J. DATE : AUGUST 6, 2009. P.C.: 1. The petitioner has challenged the order of the J.M.F.C., Kagal, dated 5.1.2009 rejecting his application for referring the documents to handwriting expert with the permission of the Court. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Court ought to have allowed the application for permitting documents to be examined by handwriting expert since it is the petitioner's case that the documents have been signed by Aananda Parale, who is the witness under cross-examination. The learned trial Court has rejected the application on the ground that it is premature since the petitioner can very well put questions in cross- examination to the witness who is already under cross-examination. The 2 learned Judge has, therefore, rejected the application as premature. Indeed, the procedure which the Judge has in mind is the correct one. The petitioner ought to keep specimen of undisputed signature of the witness ready and then put questions to the witness. Obviously, only if the witness answers in the negative that the petitioner may move an application for examination of the witness’s signature by a handwriting expert which the Court would be entitled to decide, according to law, and in its best judgement. 2. In this view of the matter, there is no merit in this Writ Petition which is rejected. S.A. BOBDE, J.