P. Murugesan v. The Director

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.09.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and M.P(MD)Nos.1 & 2 of 2012 P.Murugesan .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, Shasthri Bhavan, Chennai-600 006.

2.The Director General of Police, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.

4.The Additional Deputy Superintendent of Police, Colachel, Page Nos. 1 of 6

5.The Inspector of Police, Sucheendram Police Station, 6.Dharmaraj, The Additional Deputy Superintendent of Police, Colachel, Kanyakumari District.

7.Rajan @ Chanthai Rajan .. Respondents [R7 impleaded as party respondent as per the order dated 08.08.2017 in M.P(MD)3/2012] Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of writ of mandamus, to transfer the investigation in Crime No.106 of 2011 pending on the file of the 5th respondent to the 1st respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.Prasanna Vinoth For Respondents 1 to 6 : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor For Respondent No.7 : Mr.C.Rajakumar Page Nos. 2 of 6

O R D E R

This writ petition was filed seeking for transfer of the investigation.

2. Heard Mr.B.Prasanna Vinoth, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 to 6 and Mr.C.Rajakumar, learned counsel appearing for the 7th respondent.

3.When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner filed Crl.O.P(MD)No.12627 of 2012 seeking for the same relief for transfer of investigation and this Court, by an order, dated 04.04.2019 transferred the investigation to the file of CBCID. Pursuant to the said direction, an FIR also came to be registered in Crime No.3/19 and the case is being investigated by CBCID.

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4. In view of the above development, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition stands closed. No Costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

12.09.2022 Index :Yes/No Internet:Yes/No PJL To 1.The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, Shasthri Bhavan, Chennai-600 006.

2.The Director General of Police, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.

4.The Additional Deputy Superintendent of Police, Colachel, Page Nos. 4 of 6

5.The Inspector of Police, Sucheendram Police Station, 6.Dharmaraj, The Additional Deputy Superintendent of Police, Colachel, Kanyakumari District.

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N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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