THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.785 of 2007 Dated: 28th January, 2010 Between: Omprakash Gupta …Petitioner AND State of AP, rep by PP and another …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.785 of 2007 ORDER: This petition is filed by the complainant under Section 482 Cr.P.C for transferring Crime No.155 of 2006 from Charminar police station to Central Crime Station, Hyderabad for investigation. According to the petitioner, this Crime No.155 of 2006 is a counter case for another Crime No.135 of 2006 of the same Charminar police station, and both the cases arise out of one and the same transaction. Crime No.135 of 2006 was investigated by Sri R. Srinivas, Sub Inspector of Police, Charminar Police station and after completing investigation, charge sheet was also filed by the same investigating officer and the case was registered as C.C.No.1794 of 2006 by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. Crime No.155 of 2006 was registered by the same police officer by name Sri R. Srinivas, Sub Inspector of Police when the Magistrate referred private complaint of the petitioner to the police for investigation under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. It is grievance of the petitioner that if this crime is also investigated by the same police officer, then there is every likelihood of his case being prejudiced. Therefore, the petitioner seeks that it should be investigated by another police officer than Sri R. Srinivas. At any rate, there is no necessity for transfer of Crime No.155 of 2006 from Charminar police station to Central Crime Station, Hyderabad because there will be several Inspectors of Police and Sub Inspectors of police in the same Charminar police station who will be able to take up investigation in this crime. Hence it is sufficient if a direction is given to the Station House Officer, so that investigation can be entrusted and taken up by any other police officer than Sri R.Srinivas, in the ends of justice. In the result, the Station House Officer, Charminar police station is directed to entrust investigation of Crime No.155 of 2006 to any Inspector of Police or Sub Inspector of Police working in the same police station other than Sri R. Srinivas, Sub Inspector of Police. With this direction, the petition is closed. __________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J January 28, 2010 Gk. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.785 of 2007 Dated: 28th January, 2010