1 wp2693.10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Writ Petition No. 2693 of 2010 Vinod Gulshan Dev Chopra ....Petitioner Vs. Inspector of Police Bhandup Police Station & ors. ....Respondents Mr. S.V. Marwadi with Pradeep S. Chavan, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.P.Yagnik-APP for the State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND U.D. SALVI, JJ DATED:- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 P.C. Heard Counsel for the Petitioner and the Learned APP. 2. The grievance in this Petition is that inspite of complete information available in Video CD recorded through CCTV on 22nd April, 2009, the local police had the audacity to file A-Summary Report before the Lower Court. That itself goes to show either incompetence of local police or that they wanted to protect the accused persons who indulged in alleged offence of forcing 2 wp2693.10.sxw themselves in the office of the Petitioner and damaging the furniture and computer. 3. Suffice it to observe that the investigation done by the local police is not free from doubt. In the circumstances, in the fact situation of the present case, in the interest of justice, we think it appropriate to transfer the investigation to G.B.C.B.C.I.D. The transferred investigation shall be conducted by independent officials and none of the police officials involved in the investigation on the earlier occasion shall be allowed to participate in the said investigation. The newly appointed investigating agency shall undertake investigation afresh and also take steps to revise the A-Summary Report filed by the local police. 4. Petition is allowed on the above terms. We hope and trust that the newly appointed investigating Agency will discharge its obligation with sincerity and with utmost despatch. The investigation should be headed by some senior official not below the rank of ACP. We dispose of this Petition with liberty to the Petitioner to apply for appropriate relief, if the situation so warrants in future. 3 wp2693.10.sxw 5. Copy of this order be forwarded to the Principal Secretary, Home Department for information and necessary action against the concerned officials who were responsible for filing A-Summary Report of the local police. (U.D. SALVI, J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J)