Petitioner sought writ to transfer investigation from local police to CBCID due to lack of progress. Court directed Superintendent of Police to complete investigation within three months without assessing merits of transfer plea.
Direction to the second respondent to complete the investigation pending in FIR No.123 of 2019 within three months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10.09.2019
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH
W.P.No.22360 of 2019
Sangeetha Devi ... Petitioner
Versus
1. Inspector of Police,
C2 Elephant Gate Police Station,
Chennai.
2.The Superintendent of Police,
Crime Branch – Criminal Investigation Department,
No.3, SIDCO Electronic Complex, I Floor,
Guindy, Chennai-600032. ... Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus or order or direction in the nature of writ and thereby directing the second respondents to transfer the investigation from the Inspector of Police, C2 Police Station to CBCID or any other investigation agency as desired by this Hon'ble Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.Baaskaran
For Respondents: Mr.lyyapparaj
Addl.Public Prosecutor (Crl.Side)
ORDER
Though the petitioner herein has raised several grounds in the Writ Petition seeking to transfer the Investigation from the second respondent to any other Investigation Agencies, one of the grounds raised is that there is no sufficient progress in the Investigation.
of justice could be secured. Hence, without going into the merits of the case and the grounds raised by the petitioner, there shall be a direction to the second respondent to complete the investigation pending in FIR No.123 of 2019, as expeditiously as possible, in any event, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS V)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
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To
1. The Inspector of Police,
C2 Elephant Gate Police Station,
Chennai.
2. The Superintendent of Police,
Crime Branch – Criminal Investigation Department,
No.3, SIDCO Electronic Complex, I Floor,
Guindy, Chennai-600032.
3. The Public Prosecutor,
High Court, Madras.
W.P.No.22360 of 2019
nmi(co) nr 21/10/2019
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the investigation into FIR No.123 of 2019 should be expedited within three months.
Whether to transfer the investigation from the Crime Branch to another agency.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sangeetha Devi
Inspector of Police, C2 Elephant Gate Police Station, Chennai
Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch – Criminal Investigation Department, Chennai
M.S.Ramesh
As recorded by the court registry
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