driven by Balasubramani and the rear wheel of the bus crushed the abdomen of Balasubramani. The pillion rider Nagaraj also died instantaneously in the same accident due to head injury. Therefore, the driver of the bus bearing Registration No.TN-60-C-5799 was responsible for the accident and a complaint was preferred by P.W1-Prabhu. Based on the complaint under Ex.P-1, the Sub Inspector of Police, Theni Police Station had registered the FIR under Ex.P-7. The original FIR and the original complaint under Ex.P-1 were sent to the learned Judicial Magistrate, Theni and copy to the Inspector of Police, Theni Police Station. On receipt of a copy of the FIR, P.W-7-Pandi Selvan-the Inspector of Police proceeded with the investigation. He visited the scene of crime i.e., Theni to Madurai Road near Bangalowmedu and prepared Observation Mahazar under Ex.P-4 and rough sketch under Ex.P-8 in the presence of witnesses viz., P.W-5-Rajesh Kannan and one Muthukumar. He also forwarded the two wheeler bearing Registration No.TN-20-D-2316 and the Bus bearing Registration No.TN-60-C-5799 to the Motor Vehicle Inspector regarding the assessment of damage and to find out the efficiency of the brake on the motor vehicles. He obtained report regarding the Motor Vehicle inspection for the Bus under Ex.P-2 and the two wheeler bearing Registration No.TN-20-D-2316 under Ex.P-3 from the P.W-4-Motor Vehicle Inspector. He prepared Seizure Mahazar. He had visited Theni Government Hospital and conducted inquest on the body of the deceased-Balasubramani and prepared inquest report under Ex.P-9 originally he had conducted inquest on the body of Nagaraj and prepared Inquest Report under Ex.P-10. He had addressed the Duty Medical Officer in the Government Hospital to conduct postmortem on the body of the deceased viz., Balasubramani and Nagaraj. Accordingly, P.W-6-Dr.Arunkumar had conducted autopsy on the body of the deceased viz., Balasubramani under Ex.P-5 and Nagaraj under Ex.P-6. On receipt of the FIR, the Inspector of Police arrested the driver of the Bus. Since the offence under Section 304 of IPC is bailable offence, the Inspector of Police released the Accused on bail. He had examined the witnesses P.W-1 to P.W-6 and laid final report under Section 173 of Cr.P.C., before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Theni.
