V.Seema v. State by
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court transferred an ongoing criminal investigation into the disappearance of an original document from court custody from the local police station to the Crime Branch CID, finding the local investigation stagnant despite a pending departmental enquiry.
What did the court decide?
Transferred the investigation in Crime No. 84 of 2019 from the 1st respondent police to the 2nd respondent CBCID within two weeks; fixed a six-month timeline for completion of the probe.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 25.03.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH
Crl.O.P No.593 of 2021
V.Seema D/o.Late R.Varadarajan
..Petitioner
vs.
1. The Inspector of Police,
Nallipalayam Police Station,
Namakkal.
2. The Superintendent of Police,
Crime branch CID,
Namakkal. ..Respondents
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to withdraw the case in Crime No.84 of 2019 pending on the file of the 1st Respondent police and transfer the same to the 2nd respondent Crime Branch CID, Namakkal.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.M.Venkata Krishnan For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz
Addl. Public Prosecutor
ORDER
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the investigation into the missing original document deposited in court custody should be transferred from the local police to the Crime Branch CID due to lack of progress and departmental enq
Whether the specialized agency of CBCID is required to investigate the disappearance of the original deed from court custody involving court staff.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
V. Seema D/o. Late R. Varadarajan
- respondent
The Inspector of Police, Nallipalayam Police Station, Namakkal
- respondent
The Superintendent of Police, Crime branch CID, Namakkal
Coram
Case details
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