{"id":22703,"date":"2009-09-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ajesh-kumar-vs-state-of-kerala-on-9-september-2009"},"modified":"2018-01-13T20:30:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T15:00:42","slug":"ajesh-kumar-vs-state-of-kerala-on-9-september-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ajesh-kumar-vs-state-of-kerala-on-9-september-2009","title":{"rendered":"Ajesh Kumar vs State Of Kerala on 9 September, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Ajesh Kumar vs State Of Kerala on 9 September, 2009<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 21832 of 2006(Y)\n\n\n1. AJESH KUMAR, AGED 26 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,\n\n3. D.Y.S.P., C.B. C.I.D., KOLLAM.\n\n4. D.Y.S.P., PATHANAMTHITTA.\n\n5. S.I. OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA.\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR\n\n Dated :09\/09\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n              M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J.\n\n              ------------------------------------------\n                W.P.C.NO.21832 OF 2006\n              ------------------------------------------\n\n              Dated     9th September             2009\n\n\n                          JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
          Petitioner is the accused in C.P.34\/2006 on<\/p>\n
the  file  of   Judicial          First       Class      Magistrate-I,<\/p>\n
Pathanamthitta taken cognizance for the offence under<\/p>\n
Sections 498 A, 304(B) and 306 of Indian Penal Code on<\/p>\n
Ext.P3 final report. This petition is filed under<\/p>\n
Article 226 of Constitution of India for a writ of<\/p>\n
mandamus to conduct a further investigation after<\/p>\n
quashing  Ext.P2    order        passed        by     Chief   Judicial<\/p>\n
Magistrate,  Pathanamthitta           on     18\/1\/2005      permitting<\/p>\n
re-investigation of the case under Section 173(8) of<\/p>\n
Code of Criminal Procedure. Petitioner would contend<\/p>\n
that   the case was originally registered                        under<\/p>\n
Section  174  of     Code      of      Criminal         Procedure and<\/p>\n
thereafter case was investigated for the offence under<\/p>\n
Section 498 A of Indian Penal Code and final report<\/p>\n
dated 30\/8\/2004 was submitted alleging that petitioner<\/p>\n
committed an offence under Section 498 A                   which  was<\/p>\n
taken cognizance as C.C.272\/2004. Thereafter, as per<\/p>\n
WPC 21832\/06
\n                             2<\/span><\/p>\n
order   dated  6\/1\/2005,  case   was  transferred   to<\/p>\n
C.B.C.I.D for investigation and   later permission was<\/p>\n
sought for from Chief Judicial Magistrate for re-<\/p>\n
investigation which was granted as per Ext.P2 order.<\/p>\n
It is contended that    learned Magistrate could not<\/p>\n
have  directed a re-investigation under Section 173(8)<\/p>\n
and at best, only a further investigation is possible<\/p>\n
and therefore,   Ext.P2 order is illegal and is to be<\/p>\n
quashed.\n<\/p>\n
           2.  It is contended that after conducting a<\/p>\n
re-investigation Ext.P3 final report was filed and<\/p>\n
that too after originally filing a report        dated<\/p>\n
10\/2\/2005 to the effect that offence under Section 306<\/p>\n
of Indian Penal code was committed and on 23\/4\/2005<\/p>\n
alleging that   offence under Section 304(B) was also<\/p>\n
committed    and finally as per    final report dated<\/p>\n
10\/7\/2006 it is alleged that petitioner      committed<\/p>\n
offence under Sections 498 A, 304(B) and 306 of Indian<\/p>\n
Penal Code. It is contended that as there is no power<\/p>\n
for re-investigation and Ext.P3 report submitted after<\/p>\n
re-investigation is to be quashed as  not sustainable.<\/p>\n
It is also contended that Ext.P3 report is filed<\/p>\n
under  haste,    as  is  clear  from  the  conduct  of<\/p>\n
WPC 21832\/06
\n                              3<\/span><\/p>\n
investigation and as per the   records, close relatives<\/p>\n
of  the   petitioner including       mother  had  given<\/p>\n
statements against the petitioner which can   never be<\/p>\n
true  and    those  statements  were  manipulated   and<\/p>\n
concocted and in such circumstances, an independent<\/p>\n
further investigation is essential.<\/p>\n
           3.  Learned counsel appearing for petitioner<\/p>\n
and learned Public Prosecutor were heard.<\/p>\n
           4.  Learned counsel pointed out that Ext.P2<\/p>\n
order shows that    permission   was   granted      for<\/p>\n
re-investigation and not for     further investigation<\/p>\n
and under Section 173(8) of Code of Criminal Procedure<\/p>\n
no re-investigation   can be ordered or conducted and<\/p>\n
therefore,   Ext.P2 order     and  further  proceedings<\/p>\n
initiated   thereunder  is  illegal.  Learned   counsel<\/p>\n
relied on the decision of the Apex court in        Rama<\/p>\n
Chaudhary   v. State of Bihar (2009 (6) SCC 346) and<\/p>\n
argued that there is an ocean of difference     between<\/p>\n
re-investigation   and further investigation and     by<\/p>\n
ordering re-investigation learned Magistrate is not<\/p>\n
entitled to wipe out the earlier   investigation and at<\/p>\n
best, only a further investigation could be conducted.<\/p>\n
It is also argued that as investigation conducted<\/p>\n
WPC 21832\/06
\n                             4<\/span><\/p>\n
subsequent to Ext.P2 is not a further investigation<\/p>\n
and in the light of the final report later submitted,<\/p>\n
a proper independent investigation is warranted.<\/p>\n
           5. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that<\/p>\n
though learned Magistrate has used the      word   re-<\/p>\n
investigation by mistake, what is provided       under<\/p>\n
Section 173(8)  is only further investigation and what<\/p>\n
is  permitted  under  Section  173(8)  could  also  be<\/p>\n
further investigation and   for the mistake in using<\/p>\n
the word re-investigation, Ext.P2 need not be quashed<\/p>\n
and there is no circumstance warranting a further<\/p>\n
independent investigation as sought for.<\/p>\n
           6. Section 173(8)     of Code of Criminal<\/p>\n
Procedure   enables  the   investigating   officer  to<\/p>\n
investigate the case  further. Re-investigation is not<\/p>\n
contemplated under the Code. Section 173(8) enables<\/p>\n
the investigating officer, subsequent to the filing of<\/p>\n
final report under sub section 2 of Section 173, to<\/p>\n
investigate the case further. Though sub section 8<\/p>\n
does not provide  for obtaining previous permission of<\/p>\n
the Magistrate, as held in   various decisions  of the<\/p>\n
Apex court, when the Magistrate has already seized  of<\/p>\n
the matter, before conducting a further investigation,<\/p>\n
WPC 21832\/06
\n                             5<\/span><\/p>\n
a  formal   permission  is  to  be     sought  by   the<\/p>\n
investigating officer.   What was granted under Ext.P2<\/p>\n
is only a permission for   further investigation under<\/p>\n
Section 173(8), though the word wrongly used       was<\/p>\n
re-investigation. Therefore, for that mistake, Ext.P2<\/p>\n
cannot be quashed. It is clear from Ext.P3 report that<\/p>\n
what was conducted by the investigating    officer   is<\/p>\n
not  re-investigation but only further investigation.<\/p>\n
Therefore, on that ground neither Ext.P2 nor Ext.P3<\/p>\n
are liable to be quashed.\n<\/p>\n
           7.  Though learned counsel vehemently argued<\/p>\n
that further investigation conducted was not proper<\/p>\n
and     statements  of  the  close  relatives  of  the<\/p>\n
petitioner   including   the   mother   were   recorded<\/p>\n
incorrectly and those statements were not made by the<\/p>\n
respective   witnesses,  I   cannot  agree   with   the<\/p>\n
submission   that  on   that   allegation   a   further<\/p>\n
investigation  is  warranted.  If,  the  case  of   the<\/p>\n
petitioner is true, at the time of examination the<\/p>\n
said witnesses will not support the version    seen in<\/p>\n
the statements recorded under Section 161 of Code of<\/p>\n
Criminal Procedure, in which case petitioner need not<\/p>\n
have any apprehension. In any case, as the     previous<\/p>\n
WPC 21832\/06
\n                              6<\/span><\/p>\n
statements recorded under Section 161    are available,<\/p>\n
petitioner is definitely     entitled to use them    to<\/p>\n
confront   to the witness in case witnesses are giving<\/p>\n
a  version   different   from  the  statements  already<\/p>\n
recorded. In such circumstances, on the ground that<\/p>\n
statements which are recorded by the investigating<\/p>\n
officer subsequent to Ext.P2 order are not correct<\/p>\n
no further investigation is not warranted. I find no<\/p>\n
reason to order further investigation.<\/p>\n
           Petition is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                  M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,
\n                                             JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n
\nuj.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Ajesh Kumar vs State Of Kerala on 9 September, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 21832 of 2006(Y) 1. AJESH KUMAR, AGED 26 YEARS, … Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY … Respondent 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, 3. D.Y.S.P., C.B. C.I.D., KOLLAM. 4. D.Y.S.P., PATHANAMTHITTA. 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