J.B. Pardiwala, J.

1. By this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ applicant, a victim of rape, has prayed for the following reliefs:

"10(A) Yours Lordships may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No. 1 to set up the Special Investigation Team chaired by a Lady Police Officer of the rank of Inspector General or Dy. Inspector General who is serving outside the Kachchh District and manned by such officers who are serving outside the Kachchh District for investigation of the offence in pursuance of the FIR;

OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE

(B) Your Lordships may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to transfer the investigation to other investigating agency viz. CID, (Crime) led by a female investigating officer and/or to the Centre Bureau of Investigation, Gandhinagar with a further direction to submit regular reports of progress in the investigation to this Hon'ble Court.

(C) Your Lordships may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of ma