S. Venkatesan v. The Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.12.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA and Crl.M.P.(MD)Nos.11036 to 11039 of 2019 S.Venkatesan ..Petitioner/Unnamed Accused Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Home Department, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director General of Police, Office of the Director General of Police, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

4.The Inspector of Police, TIW Police Station, (Traffic Investigation Wing) Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

(Crime No.80 of 2019) 5.The Branch Manager, Indian Bank, Melakaveri Branch, Thanjavur District.

6.A.Anandhi 7.The Inspector of Police, CBCID, Thanjavur District.

8.The Inspector of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Shastri Bhavan, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 006.

... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records in Crime No.80 of 2019, on the file of the fourth respondent herein and further more direct to be transferred from the fourth and sixth respondents police to the independent investigation agencies, i.e., 1/3

the 7th or 8th respondents.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Rajaraman For R1 to R4 and R7 : Mrs.S.Bharathi Government Advocate (Crl. side)

O R D E R

This Petition has been filed to call for the records in Crime No.80 of 2019, on the file of the fourth respondent herein and further more direct to be transferred from the fourth and sixth respondents police to the independent investigation agencies, i.e., the 7th or 8th respondents.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's vehicle was not involved in the said accident, which can be proved through verification of CCTV footage recorded from the Indian Bank, Melakarai Branch and also from the Indian Hotel, which was nearby the scene of occurrence whereas the respondent police have implicated the petitioner's vehicle in the incident which happend on 14.11.2019.

3. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) would submit that investigation is under progress and the respondent police is conducting investigation in a proper manner.

4. Recording the same, this Criminal Original Petition is closed. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. However, the respondent is directed to take into consideration the CCTV footage recorded from Indian Bank, Melakarai Branch and also from the Indian Hotel during the relevant period. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur is directed to monitor the investigation done by the fourth respondent.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AS) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) aav To 1.The Secretary, Home Department, Chennai-600 009.

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2.The Director General of Police, Office of the Director General of Police, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

4.The Inspector of Police, TIW Police Station, (Traffic Investigation Wing) Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

5.The Branch Manager, Indian Bank, Melakaveri Branch, Thanjavur District.

6.The Inspector of Police, CBCID, Thanjavur District.

7.The Inspector of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Shastri Bhavan, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 006.

8.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur.

9.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.M/S.R.RAJARAMAN, Advocate ( SR-105137[F] dated 16/12/2019 ) and Crl.M.P.(MD)Nos.11036 to 11039 of 2019 smv(CO) TR(08.01.2020) 3P 11C 3/3