Ranveer Kumar v. The State Of Jharkhand Through Director General Of Police And Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Cr.M.P. No. 1988 of 2016, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 05.01.2024 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi. Ranveer Kumar sought handover of investigation of Pakur (T) P.S. Case No. 77 of 2014 / G.R. No. 166 of 2014 (pending before C.J.M., Pakur) to the CBI/CID. Petitioner absent despite repeated calls; Court noted parameters exist for CBI/CID handover and nothing disclosed in the petition justified transfer; no case of interference; petition dismissed. Opposite parties: State of Jharkhand (DGP, DIG Pakur, SP Pakur, Officer Incharge Pakur Nagar P.S.); State represented by Mr. S.K. Shukla, A.P.P. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Nobody came forward to argue the matter on behalf of the petitioner despite repeated calls; while there are parameters governing handover of the investigation of any case to the CBI/CID, nothing was disclosed in the petition on the basis of which the case could be transferred to the CBI/CID.