State v. Rakesh Kumar & ORS.

$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + TR.P.(CRL.) 89/2019 STATE ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. G.M. Farooqui, Additional Public Prosecutor for State

Versus

RAKESH KUMAR & ORS.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. G.M. Farooqui, Additional Public Prosecutor for State

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BRIJESH SETHI

O R D E R

% 25.11.2019 Vide this petition, request for transfer of case SC No.1704/2016, pertaining to FIR No. 364/2008, under Sections 302/216/120B /34 IPC, registered at police station Sangam Vihar, Delhi pending before the court of learned Dr. Neera Bharihoke, Additional Sessions Judge, District South-East, Saket, New Delhi, to a court of competent jurisdiction is sought on the ground that the said court has been instituted as a special court for POCSO cases.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for State submits that the said court has been instituted as a special court for POCSO cases and that cases pertaining to police station Sangam Vihar fall within the jurisdiction of District South and, therefore, this case be transferred to some court of competent jurisdiction in District South, Saket Courts, New TRP.(CRL.) 89/2019

Delhi.

Heard.

In view of the above, let this case be put up before learned District and Sessions Judge, District South, Saket, New Delhi on 15th December, 2019 to assign it to some court of competent jurisdiction. The petition stands disposed of with aforesaid directions. BRIJESH SETHI, J NOVEMBER 25, 2019 r TRP.(CRL.) 89/2019