1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.336 OF 2009 (Smt. Laxmibai Chagan Satpute vs. The State of Maharashtra and others) __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND P.B. VARALE, JJ. DATED : AUGUST 7, 2009 Heard Shri Karmarkar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Shri Fulzele, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents. In the present petition, the grievance of the petitioner is in respect of inaction on the part of Police to take cognizance of the complaint lodged by the petitioner against the culprits. Shri Fulzele, learned Additional Public Prosecutor states that Police Station Officer, Police Station, Lakadganj, Nagpur has taken cognizance of the crime and registered Crime No. 5056/2009 for the offences punishable under Sections 294, 323 read 2 with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code against the culprits. It is further submitted that the Investigating Officer shall conduct investigation in a just and fair manner and on completion thereof, appropriate steps in accordance with law shall be taken. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, we dispose of the petition. However, we want the Investigating Officer to conduct investigation in a fair and just manner. JUDGE JUDGE khj