IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR (C.G.)_ 5% UR gwE No 05 $W *rA Pe£ LcL OF 2006 ‘m THE MATTER OF: SATISH JAGGI, Aged 30 years, . S/o Late Ramavtar Jaggi,. R/o Raipur PET T ONER: Para, “u“? Parishram ,Nahar & > v. ”a? (C.G.) VERsus \ '9 WI) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Through Police Station, Moudhapara, Raipur (C.G.)"" RESPONDENTS: 1. a; THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVEsTIGATION (CBI), Lodhi ~Road, CGO Complex, New Delhi, NMDc, l Civil Lines; Rest House, Raipur (C.G.). AMII’JOGI, Aged 29 years, S/o ‘Ajit/ Pramod‘ Jogi, At present Residing at Sagoan Katora Taiab, Raipur (C G ) And all - others In order sheets ' Bunglow, ' Chiman Singh, Son of Late Shri Home Singh, Resident of Jaggi .District Mori .Gaon, Road, Mori Gaon, Permanent R/o ‘Shajkunua Bhawan, Ganj, District‘ jshihd (‘M.P.). M,EM AiaTAay k ' I I ' 3! : A if \\ /AA Assam, f Ph2223774 \ (“w yetiwswm \ ' (NdxreH/DVO‘“ E) ‘ Qi (3 k R R (UR 3M, wsrrlr‘r ) ’21 I ’2' 1¢»3 REG!) M ($3! «49: r ' M @ 2(9 Yahya Dhebar, ,Son of Hazi Zikér Dhebar, Resident of Baijnath Para, Raipur (C.G.). L 6. Abhay Goel, Spn of Shri Rajeshwar Sharan‘nGogluResident H‘ of. B-34, Tag'o‘réjijh NagarfKQW‘w-w Chhattisgarh. I’ ' l‘ M Shivender Singh Parihar, Son of Shri Kalyan Singh Parihar, Resident of Shiv‘éMandir, Power Amit Gas ’House Road, Near Agency, Bhilai (C.G.). 8. Firoz siddiqui, vSon of K.U. Siddiqui, Resident of Cluster 10, House No.14, Kashiram Nagar, Raipur (C.G.). ‘ Vikram Sharma, Son of Ramji Sharma, Resident'of VPO Daboha, P.s. Bhind’ (Rural), District Bhind (M.P.). 10. Vinod Singh Rathore @ Phoope, Son of Shyambir Singh Rathore, '- Resident of LIG 176, Darpan Colony, Gwalior (M.P.). Rakesh Kumar Sharma @ Baba, Son of Shri I Totaram ,Sharm‘a, Resident ‘ of IDPL, Bapu Gram, Rishikesh, District I- Dehradun .‘(Uttaranchal). t / 2" ."‘r\‘ , . \, 7223774 K Ashok Kumar Bhadoria @ Pintoo, Son of' Shri Narendra Singh Bhadoria, Resident of Bajrang Colony, rBy Pass Road, P.S.: Bhind (Rural), District Bhind (M.P.). Sanjay Singh Khushwaha @ Chunnu, Son of Shri Keshav Singh Khushwaha, L Resident of Ward No.24, Ashok Nagar, Jamna Road, Bhind (M.P.). Raju Bhadoria, Son of Shri Jagdish Bhadoria, Resident of M/s Shivam Baroii Road, Building Material, Bhind (M.P.). Ravi Singh Khushwaha, Son of Shri Na'thu Singh Khushwaha, Residentxof ‘ Village Nunhata, PS Umri, Bhind (M.P.). Narsi Sharma, Son of Sita Ram Sharma,« Resident of C/o Guljar Prasad Sharma, Ashok Nagar, Bye Pass Road, Bhind (M.P.). Satender Singh Tomar, Son of Shri Lal Singh Tomar, Resident of, Ashok Nagar, Jamna Road, Ward No.24 Bhind (M.P.). ‘M‘JMMN TA \,." (i,,. msu, a ‘: {~b‘/o I V - Vivek Singh Bhadoria, Son of Shri Kanhai Singh Bhadoria, Resident '_ ”h 2223774 \x ¢ ; V ‘ mm" > (5»; of Dharam Nagar, Bye Pass Road, Bhind (M.P.). ' Lalla Bhadoria, Son of Madan Sihgh 'Bhadoria, Resident: of Village Kissoopura, Tahsil Ater, Bhind (M.P.). ' 20. Sunil Gupta, Son of Babu Lal Gupta, Resident of Meera Colony, Ward No.21, Bhind (M.P.). 21. Anil Pachauri @ Atloo, Son of Shri Radheshyam Pachauri, Resident of Meera Colony, Bhind (M.P.) and ’also C/o Shiv Kumar Pachauri, behind Jail, Bhind (M.P.). 22. Harish Chander, Son of Guljari Prasad, Resident of Ashok Nagar, Bye Pass .Road, Opposite Police Line, Bhind (M.P.). Surya Kant Tiwari, Son of Late Dilip Ram Tiwari, Resident of Lily Chowk, Purani Basti, Raipur ,(C-G-)- I R.C. Trived'i, Son of Late ‘Shri R.L. Trivedi, Resident of H.No.4, Civil Lines, Durg (C.G.). N.P. Police V.K. Pandey, Son of Shri P'andey, Resident of Quarters, City Kotwali, Raipur (C.G.). Amri Singh Gill, Son of Shri Sadu Gill, Resident of Udaya Society, Tatibandh, Raipur (C.G.). Avinash Singh, Son of Shri Ranjeet Singh @ Ram Bhagaf Singh, Resident of Village Mau Azamgarh Paraseen, District (U.P.). Jamwoul Kashyap, S/o Jarmangal Kashyap, R/o Village Kajha, P.S. Ranipur, Tahsii Mohammadabad, District Mau (U.P.). Shyam Sunder, S/o 'of Shahjad Sharma, R/o VPO Kajha, P.S. Ranipur, District Mau (U.P.). Vinod si‘righ, S/o Jitendra Singhf R/o Viuage Mirjapur, P.'o. Kajha, P.S. Benipur, District Mau (U.Pi). Vishwan/ath Rajbhar, S/o Jaishree Prasad, R/o Opp. Ram Kinkar Hospital, Near Lahar Chowk, Purnai Basti, Raipur (C.G.). PPLICATION UNDER SECTION"40%OF THE CODE/OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 1973 FOR THE TRANSFE "0F SESSIONS TRAIL No.329 05"IN THE CASE TITLED STATE OF CHHATTISGARH V S AMIT JOGI AND OTHERS NDZOR FOR NECESSARY DIRECTIONS IN THE ENDS OF k A A f-' 2L1L2006 Oxi a mé'ntio'n" being made showmg urgenny by Shn B P ‘i I €hanna,learned counsel for the pehnoner, thy: matter ls ' I- takan up for hearmg t of tum. i A1 Unments on admlss on heard. _ Order pas¢cd as folk) s ' ' ORDER ( 1 11.20076 $11111! Kumé" Sinha, J, I 11/5 407 of the Code of Cnmmal ‘ 1) Tins 1‘: a potmon a Procedure For h‘ansfer. Seoswns T1131 No‘329/0005 (Stats through C B I —vs- Amt Jo ' and 30 othcrs) pendmg m the Court ‘ :Lof Sessmns Judge Ralpur( G) Tb: petmon has been filed by tho complamantfmst Inform ‘t who happens to be the son of, deceased 'f one IRam Avteu Jaggi, a leader of s‘ u .Natlonahst Congress Party vas'shot dead m Rmpur on O4 O6 900 v' . ' at about ‘ II 105/ 9003 whleh was reglstered uls ' V 302 of the I P C The 111a er was handed over to the C BI and-yd lter du mvesugauon, the C B I Eed charge sheet under sechons 190 B 30 407 and 201/ 4 IPC and Sections 25 & 07 ofthe Anna” A :(Q): ' The hnef facts ar 1 u m and m 1s connecuon, a report was lodged by he petluone a " ‘ Court of Sessmns on 08 9 0005 the . I. learned Sess1ons Judge, R ’pur, made over thls case for ma! to the n : L Court of 3rd Addmonal Ses 1on9 Judge Ralpur Du I ‘g he cours ct After connmttal to 1 ) . d i g a e ' t r e t e ’ ~ XI-HC-22 3amI,®?i1W.,. mm ' of med L16 Bald Court recon immesses and about :3 W11 was file I-transfer patltton M-.CrVC.No. 1796,! 2006 and Court direcmd for transfw o I SESsions Judga t0: the. Com pl‘ocgedmgs of furtlmr trial t that iime, om: Mr; R.S.Sham is stated ‘that Mr, R.S.Shar11 - mid he also examinCd 21 d6 'Thereaftar, by an adminismV Shri Sharma was transihfred from Réipur'te Janjgir Shm’ Sanmail Singh, the. pre t0 the Sessions Division R5 be‘fofe. whom,- the. it is stated'the W1T11esses and as p51 mfov pauuoner; the. tnal 13 now at (3) ‘udge commencod The petitioner has Ee L1at M1" Qanman Qinoh 1's t] who 1"- a smnng Congress (I close to Mr Ajlt Pramod Jog: the accused persons) who a Parliamellt belonging to the of the petition that it is ver ed ev1de11ce of abet t 0 prosecution messes were glven up Themafter a d by the accused persons wde by an order dated 21.6.2006, this {this ca’se from the Court of 3rd Addl t of Sessmns Judge, Raipur and the ommenced before the said Court At 1a was the Sess1ons Judge Ramur It aa examined 4 prosecuuon Witnesses fence Witnesses rated by the defence tlve order, passed by the Hlgh Court, "Champa aiicl. seat SeSSions Judge, was transferred ipur as the 116w District 85 Sessions further proceediilgs of thea tnal Lt he, also examined :two more defenee ' nation furnished by' counsel for thew ' ' the stage of tinal decision, d this petition mamly on the-grout; 1e elder brother of one Gulab Singh, l M.L,A., a11dMLGulab Sing'h is'very. the father of respondent no.3 {one of ‘ ' so happens to be a sitting Member of same party If 1s pleaded Vlde paia 6 , dy beheved that Mr ulah 111011 gas ’ ' ' f l 15 and ig’vcxy close to MLAjit Praumd Jogi right from ihe tima whar -the lattar Was the iChief Mmistgr 9f. the $tate, Lherwefoye, the. petitioner has bonaiidé- agd’ génui‘lie épprchelfisimi that he. will got r V ggi justice if 111$ trialof tiie aforesaid caSE is fmally c011cluded by _Mr Sanman Singh as the St ssioné Ji1dore, Raipur. Along with the. ' abGV€ mam ground th€ p lozxer has alse taken an ":ddmcn a1 e 't ouud mat a great pimudlc would be catwed 1f a new Judge whc‘ had 11e1the: recorded the emdenee of any of the prosecuuon B I , during the trial nor had vecorded the exammanon of the ac used peasons and about 90 defencee' ‘ ' ‘w1wesaes {who weve examm d by M: R S Shanna), contmues W1th the tmal at such a belated s ge‘ Onsthese grounds the penuooei has played for' traasfer of this; caée from the Conrt- of preseate > _ Court of 5111i ‘2 S Shmma the then * essmns Judae, who 13 uesehtly posted as Sesszons Judoe,' Janggn Champa or to p SS necessary orders dlrectmg M1 Shanna, the Sess1ons J Idge JanJgII-Champa to conclude the ' " above Sesstons Tnal by cam 111g at Ralpur for that purpose (4) At toe argulhelits a , seamed counsel for the petitioner 1a1‘aed almost sgmdal pomt whach have beer pleaded by 111111 m Bards 6 & 7 of the traasfer p tihon, refeITed to above , (5) i‘have heard leanled nsel for the petlhonei at length and have also perused the rec I Witnesses eYamined by the _ Qessmns Judge Ralpm to u of the transfet eehtlnn s e 1 o- ' iii—r1022 . (é). suhGrdmate thareto, t some questlen of 19w 0f unusual x1" that an arder undel thls section 1s thls Code or W111 tend to the general 31‘ Witnesses, or ls expedmnt for the » ay order for transfer of the case as ' provided in second pal’t'of 111 T116 law “71111 legard tc ‘ Ape‘i Court held m the matt $tate 9f Rajasthan, Am‘ hem fen‘ed if there is a’rea‘ ' ‘ party to a case that Jusnce v ‘ 'I that a petmoner 1s not req1 nlevttably fall. He ls- e circumstances frcm.which 11 anprehene'ien and that it alleged, The Apex Court nrincigles of‘the adminish‘a ’I only be dene b11t 1t snould allegatlon that them ls app} 111 a glV€n CaSE (106$ llOt whetherithe apprehension ' v m" Secuon 407 of CrP(‘ ,, tremgfe ases and appeals. that W‘mnevey 1t ls made to and nnparnal mqnuy or tmal r‘annot be had 1n any Crmnnal Court r the {diiilculw'Iis likely to arise, c raquired by any prbvisién’ 01 canvenienca 0f the parties ends 0f justice, then, it m 13 sub eecnon > transfer'of cases is vfell settled; The, =1 of Game-harm Bass .Chadha -?s-I..V 1966 set ”141's that a Ease is ' onable apprehensinn on the nmt of a 7111 not be done. I The Apex Court said ured to demonsnate.‘that’justice will atitled to a transfer-Hf the shoves] can be Inferred that he entertams an 1s reasonable 111 Le oncumstances further held that 1t ls one of the tron of mstlce that Juatice should not However, a mere be oeen to be done. ehension'that justicewdl not be done uftice, The .ICo‘n'rtzhas furtheriité site“ N J. pmvides power- of HighCourt to Sllbl-section(1)eof Section 407 nro'‘iideé apnear to the Hivh Court that a fair- inaeonhle or'no't ‘. “’l‘he Aex Conr ‘ I a p t L :XI—‘HC—22 'aoa jdg he f the person who entertains '- appehension is Izo oub ls'sid that to ue of t. reasonableness ofthe apprehension ’ ‘ the. state of the mind rekvant but that 13 11m aL apyrhensiox: must no b€ Eutertéuned but must appear f0 the urt to be a monae apprehensmn. v 8 It was fu 11c! b “ Jg$hmalani, Am 19?§ 5. . th piV di us Miss Rani r 468 that assuranca of a fair trial is e first imerate of the spensation of justice and the central ctitexio for the omt t cnsider when a motion-fortrahsfei‘ is ma is the hypersensiity or relative coxlveni’ence of a paHy or llabih f ¢w Sothm re tlal he pm Vl o t vimn, i ss ransfer. This is the card V agay e. mriad and V‘aly fr e this touch-stene bearing in mind the rue thatnomially the olainant has the light to ‘choose any Curt avi urisdiction eae agin im shod the s ast h ul th process o }us sho not haiass the parties and flom that ngle the court ma eigh the‘ . T‘m th€ Apex Conn in the matter of Mrs, am! mmther d6 Pot t'v -.‘ easy avaty o 1eal sei‘Vices or like mml-anevahce § meg mo substan mere campelhng, mom unpenlmg, fmm t ot of ew f pubhc lustre and 1ts attendan ennmet s necesitou 1f the Court 1s to exercrse its power ef t in b y o facts an cumstaiices of traner hve to e tsted 0 the accused cannot dlctate Where be tried e Circumstances. principle. although the Circumstances ease to case. The Apex-Court, in the case, said that the grounds for the lt further said that even so, o r dt e t onlv (h asLl () rthe1 19 y v Maneka swig; Gzmdhii d cii sf a b e 1 l ’ cm' o hng j e f tiee ul a y w n c o o ‘ d ”XI—H022 Lbove. pm'nciples in 113.6. facts and (9) If wa allaply the a r‘ircvmstances of the pre‘ eat case, it would appear that ths'n‘r ,r the petitimler is not only unfounded . apprehension entertained b h the petitioner has tlied to build u}; the case for transfer but ’ . cannot be mfened that he - and 1t is reasonable in thie cucumstanees allecred In fact the my instance. for the same has med to rolitieians and has developed his own rother ofvthe. judgefis a sitting M.L.A,, Igh him by the. father of the accused netLoner W1thout quotmg make a lmk batwecn the I hypgthesis that since. tha b he. may be :intluenced thx‘o'. using his position. (10) in the oninion of t". rease'nable and the same. < ground f0? trag‘sfar of ses‘ judicial officer of the rank taken by learned counsel fo 011 acccunt of earlier witnes Ssssioi1s;Judge can also m fact germane for transfer of which is quite appealing to me for not (1.1) Another circumstanCE ' entertainina such a hetitit mfomcmens submltted by < 1115 fmal stage and about 1‘ ‘‘3. ’ but is unleasonqble Thouc tom the grounds set forth by him, it Genuinelv entertains an apprehension lie Court; this appreh’ensionis not ' annot be pennitted'to be taken as a " ' ions “ace fiom the eom‘t of a semor ' of Sessmne Judge The other ground “ the petitioner about causmo preJvdice see not bemg examined by the mesent vt-be entertained because that is not a alcase u/ s 407 C1‘.P.C,r In. at this stage is that. as per the ounsel for the petitioner, the trial is at )0 proseéutioh witnesses and leall all y