{"id":204760,"date":"2008-06-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-bhageerathi-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-june-2008"},"modified":"2016-02-26T02:06:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T20:36:29","slug":"k-bhageerathi-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-june-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-bhageerathi-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-june-2008","title":{"rendered":"K Bhageerathi vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 June, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
K Bhageerathi vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 June, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Dr.K.Bhakthavatsala<\/div>\n
wy.\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT   '  H\nDATED was THE 2411! nmfzes\u00e9gj    _L '   \nBEFQRE   A.  i V' \nTHE HOPPBLE Dr. JUSFIQE'-Q.\"BHAK?}\u00a7A*QA*1'\u00a71gL}\u00a7' \nWRIT PE'I'I'FION  gao\u00e9\u00e9j \n\nBETWEEN:\n\nSmt. K. Bhagccrathi, -- ' ' ' \u00ab..  _' --\nW\/o.Mr.PIa\ufb021apa;1,7. _ \" \n\nAged about 64  \n\nR] c>.A11anda Bhavam 1}.\n1=>uh1.o,~ \"\"  - _\nMa13apuIa[3ist._,. '    . _'\n\nKerala sta.te;=_ ' _ ' _    \" _ ...PE'I'l'I'IONER\n\n(By szi.M.B.Na\u00a7%gui1d  .M  \" \nSm\ufb01;  Vaklgmd, Advs.)\n\n1. ThcV\u00abStsitc,6f.Kai:1aiaka,\nRep. by its Chic? Secrctaxy,\nVidhzma Stmdfixa,\n\nI Bangaiqxiz V\n\n \"i'1ie'\u20ac{:mi\u00a71issioner to the Home Dept,\n\nT 'Govt. gar Kamataka,\n- Vidhana Soudha,\n\n'  ' \"  The: Investigating O\ufb01ccr as\n\nCircle Inspector of Police,\nMandya Rural Police Station,\nMandya,\n\n\n\nW.P.No. 13022212005\n\n4. The Inspector General of Police,\nCentral Bureau of Investigation,\nNew Delhi.\n\n5. M.Dincsh Kumar,\n\nS I 0. Nambi,\n\nAged about 27 years,\nR] 0. Putikal village,\nYernad Taluk,\nMallapuram Dist,\nKerala.\n\n6. Jayai\ufb01lakash,   \n\nS\/o.KungukuttJ', .   '\n\nAged about 31 y{:ar}s,-._   .4  ' \nR\/o.P'u1ikaIvil1a'ge, V .    ~  \nMallapuram I}istf_,_   '\n\nKcrala.  .... _  \"'::-_.\n\n7. Ajit Knmagr, = ' V   \nS\/o.Vc1ayudh'an,   _ *  %\nAged about 31_ yeaxS,_ '\nR\/o.C13axukavi3r,   x\n\n  Dist,\"  V\n' 'E{\u00a2:1aia.'\" 2,   _____  ...RESPGNDENTS\nnay _SIi.HLM.Ma:nj1Lmath, HC-GA for R-I to 3,\n\" .S\ufb02_As\ufb01ekvv.H , case for R4,\nM.P, Adv. rm R-5 to R-7)\n\n    Writ Petition is \ufb01led under Articles 226 and 227 of the\n ' Consfitu\ufb01\u00e9n of India, praying to quash Ann-H dt.'28.2.2002 passed\n' f the Principal Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mandya in C.C.No.\nT 51 {man and etc.\n\nThis Writ Petition coming on for pmlimjnmy hearing in 'B'\n\n  Gmup, this day, the Court mmc ms follow1'ng:-\n\n\n\n V '   be  \n~    The petitioner is resident of Kerala and a retired p\ufb01maxy school\n\"Her eldest son Rajesh died on 02.01.2000 near Maddur\nH   Mandya rural police registered a case in Crime No.1\/2000 as\n\n accident and \ufb01led chalgmsheet in C.C.No.61\/2000 against\n\nw. P.No. 13022\/2005\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n
The petitioner] mother of the deceased Rajesh
\n02.01.2000 within the jurisdictzion of Mandya Rum;
\nbefore this Court under Arne’ les 226  ‘qf  of  ‘V
\nIndia, pxaying for the foilowing reliefs: 1 ‘ A. . n 3 vv A<\/p>\n
a) To issue a writ of ce11iomj’ive.:0{uashi”11g jibe  dated<\/p>\n
23.02.2002 made in 0.e.1s;oe6i1′;2000 o11″\ufb020.eH mi: of can at
\nMandya. (But in the\u00bb. of the Judgment, it is
\nstated that the   in the open<\/p>\n
Court on 23002-200:3); I   ‘ ‘<\/p>\n
b) To issue   up further investigation”<\/p>\n
and,     ‘<\/p>\n
0] To  “is:st1eV  the Icspondents for further
\ninvestijgatitxn  1\/2000 (00 No.61 \/2000) and 121::
\n ‘a;.’\u00a7pmpria1jeeha1fge–sheet against the actual persons.<\/p>\n
 L’   of the ease leading to the \ufb01ling of the petition<\/p>\n
L\/..\n<\/p>\n
w.:>.;5;o_;44;$\u00a7ji2\u00e9;\/\ufb01zoos<\/p>\n
Respondent No.5[Di11esh Kumar, driver of the   <\/p>\n
No.KL-11] (}-9 14? for the offence under  2’_79a,’    <\/p>\n
of IPC. But the petitioner siispected tha’;t7l;er._zson
\nwas not a case of mad accident. ‘I”i*;e’:efo1e.,
\nC.R.M.C. 140.3112\/2001 on.  \ufb01x.-;-:5:   against the
\nDirector General of Police,  Superintendent
\nof Po\ufb01ce,     for further
\ninvee\ufb01gation in  Rural Police Station for
\nthe o\ufb01enceive\ufb01\ufb01deei  304-A of IPC. By order
\ndated 29.  disposed of by Kerala High Court<\/p>\n
directing    of Police, \ufb01mvananthapumm for<\/p>\n
  “0f\u00abtl___1_e\u00a2\u00ab:ase in Crime No. 1\/2000 of Mandya Rural<\/p>\n
 ”  .._the Director General of Police brought to the<\/p>\n
 e,__$ no\ufb01ce .ei’~t’he  General of Kerala, Ernakulam stating that the<\/p>\n
  \u00abV sees not competent to investigate the case in Crime<\/p>\n
 es it was xegetexed by the Mandya Rural Police of<\/p>\n
  State. Therefore, the petitioner had approached this<\/p>\n
 A   by Way of writ pe\ufb01\ufb01on in W.P.No-.3562?\/2002 (GM-poxmay,<\/p>\n
 .up”rayiI1g fer a writ of mandamus to the CB} to investigate the case in<\/p>\n
Crime No.1\/2000. 011 18.06.2003, learned single Judge of this Court<\/p>\n
allowed the writ petition directing the Respondents 1 and 2, viz., the<\/p>\n
W.P.Nca. 33922\/2:305<\/p>\n
State of Karnataka and the Commissioner to the Henge”<\/p>\n
for proper further investigation in Clrimt: No.1\/2000  <\/p>\n
Police, in which case, police had \ufb01led rsharge-s\u00a7j:’ee’f;;4 j 2 <\/p>\n
279, 337 and 304-A of we. As a matter}:-f eea$ ‘.e2.
\nthe CUM, Mandya had  eifiaeere
\nC.C.No.61\/ 2000 for the o\ufb02enpe    of IPC,
\nbut the same was not  eh; %t.h_e Court. Therefore,
\nthe petitioner is before’t3;}is Cauft    the Judgment
\ndelivered in c.cf’n:\u00ab$\u00a7ee1;\u00e9:;;\u00a7;o@V:M;_ag\u20ac \u00e9e\u00bb”me also to direct the
\ncm for    alternative direct the<\/p>\n
Respondent7I\u00a7o._1\/investigate and tile charge~sheet.\n<\/p>\n
3. Leamed”c,qu13.e\u00a7eI:.jferReegxindcnt N03 has \ufb01led statement of<\/p>\n
objec\ufb01on ” %1′:1a’t-   was further investigated and
\nmj”‘m* \u00ab.;,d\u00a2de’fe.e\u00a7te:emeet or’ s1i.(}.P.Ravi, Sri.Mutturaj, Sri.R.S.Narayana,<\/p>\n
  Dr.Puttaswamy, Sri.’I’.K.Pmtapa11,<\/p>\n
— VV  Kumar, Sri.Dinesh Kumar, Sri. Nityananda,<\/p>\n
1<.Lake.:;jeiseeeyeee, Sri.B.S.Chandmshekar and Sri.B.Srinivas<\/p>\n
 A\ufb02iiiaexlues 'R-1' to 'R-14' and the opinion of the doctor is that<\/p>\n
 died on ()2.01.2000 at 6.35 a.1n., due to multiple injuries<\/p>\n
'f
\n2<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court K Bhageerathi vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 June, 2008 Author: Dr.K.Bhakthavatsala wy. IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT ‘ H DATED was THE 2411! nmfzes\u00e9gj _L ‘ BEFQRE A. i V’ THE HOPPBLE Dr. JUSFIQE’-Q.”BHAK?}\u00a7A*QA*1’\u00a71gL}\u00a7’ WRIT PE’I’I’FION gao\u00e9\u00e9j BETWEEN: Smt. K. 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