S.Satheesh v. The Director General Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16.09.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.23625 of 2019 S.Satheesh ... Petitioner

Versus

1.Director General of Police, Office of D.G.P., Santhome, Chennai-600 004.

2.Inspector of Police, D-1, Triplicane Police Station, Chennai.

(Crime No.408 of 2019)

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Crl.P.C, to transfer the investigation in Crime No.408 of 2019 pending on the file of the second respondent to CBCID and to file final report in the time bound manner.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar For Respondents: Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The individual against whom the petitioner had given a complaint which has been registered in Crime No.408 of 2019 has now been transferred and posted in Triplicane Police Station, Chennai, where the investigation in Crime No.408 of 2019 is pending. In these circumstance, it would not be proper that the Inspector of Police, Triplicane Police Station to investigate the offences.

2.Further more, since the person against whom the petitioner has filed the complaint, happens to be the very Inspector of Police and such an investigation against the petitioner's complaint also requested to be conducted by a person, who holds higher rank than the Inspector of Police. 3.In view of the aforesaid facts, the investigation in Crime No.408 of 2019 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, D1, Triplicane Police Station, is directed to be transferred to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, T-Nagar Police Station, Chennai, who shall conduct a fresh investigation on the petitioner's complaint and file a final report as expeditiously as possible, in any event within a https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

period of 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4.Such an investigation to be conducted by the Police Station concerned and has to be monitored by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, having jurisdiction over the Assistant Commissioner of Police, T.Nagar Police Station. 5.With these above observations, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Insp cell) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sbn/klt To 1.The Director General of Police, Office of D.G.P., Santhome, Chennai-600 004.

2.The Inspector of Police, D-1, Triplicane Police Station, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

4.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Chennai.

5.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, T.Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

+1cc to Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar, Advocate SR.79432 Crl.O.P.No.23625 of 2019 BR(CO) CB(22/11/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/