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Anchal Chauhan vs The State & Ors on 2 May, 2018

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DECIDED ON : 2nd MAY, 2018

+ W.P.(CRL) 692/2018 CRL.M.A.No.6484/2018
ANCHAL CHAUHAN ….. Petitioner
Through : Mr.Krishan Kumar, Advocate with
Mr.S.P.Nangia, Advocate.

versus

THE STATE ORS ….. Respondents
Through : Mr.Rajesh Mahajan, ASC.
SI Pawan Kumar, PS Farsh Bazar.

CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.P.GARG

S.P.GARG, J. (Oral)

1. Present writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner
Anchal Chauhan under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read
with Section 482 Cr.P.C. for transfer of the investigation in case FIR
No.56/2018 registered under Section 498A/306 IPC at PS Farsh Bazar
to some other investigating agency. Status report is on record.

2. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have
examined the file. The petitioner’s sister Prerna expired on
16.02.2018 at around 09.30 p.m. at the matrimonial home. She had
received fatal injuries due to fall from the fourth floor of the house.
First she was taken to Surya Hospital; from there, she was taken to

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MAX Hospital where she was declared brought dead. Undisputedly,
matrimonial dispute existed between the deceased and her in-laws.
She had lodged several complaints before her death. Complaints
dated 16.10.2009 and 23.06.2012 and statements recorded on
17.12.2013 and 01.10.2015 where the victim had levelled allegations
of physical and mental torture / beatings to her by her husband under
the influence of liquor were recovered from the almirah of the victim’s
residence. These complaints were lodged at PS Farsh Bazar. Nothing
is on record to show if the police of PS Farsh Bazar ever took any
serious action on the said complaints.

3. Soon after the incident, complaint dated 16.02.2018 was
lodged by the victim’s brother whereby it was informed that on
16.02.2018 at around 09.00 p.m. the victim was constantly calling the
petitioner Anchal Chauhan, sister Anjali Solanki and brother-in-law
Harikishan Solanki informing that her husband was drunk and was
abusing and beating her. It was also alleged in the complaint that the
victim was scared and was having apprehension to be killed by her
husband. She pleaded her relatives to come and save her. In the
complaint, it was further informed by the informant that subsequently
he was told that his sister (the victim) had jumped from the 4th floor of
the building of her residence and was admitted in the hospital.
Strange enough, despite the complaint disclosing commission of
cognizable offence and the suspicious circumstances in which the
victim expired, the investigating agency did not lodge any FIR.
Finally, on 20.02.2018 FIR under Section 498A/306 IPC was lodged
at PS Farsh Bazar. It was, prima facie, taken as if the victim had

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committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of the house. No
cogent material was available before the investigating agency to form
an opinion that it was a case of suicide.

4. By an order dated 22.03.2018, the learned Metropolitan
Magistrate by a comprehensive order treated the complainant’s
application as an application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C.; directed
the investigating agency to register an FIR under Section 302 IPC and
to carry out the investigation as per law. It is informed that the said
order has been challenged by the victim’s husband before the Sessions
Court and the matter is listed there for hearing. It is informed that the
Sessions Court has directed the investigation to be carried out
uninfluenced by the order dated 22.03.2018.

5. It was specifically recorded in the order dated 22.03.2018
that the investigating agency was unable to collect the post-mortem
report till date. Statements of the children of the victim were recorded
belatedly. No arrest has been made so far. It is alleged that since the
children are in the custody of the victim’s husband, there is every
possibility of their being tutored in connivance with the investigating
agency.

6. On perusal of the facts and circumstances of the case, it
can prima facie be inferred that the investigation carried out so far is
not up-to-the-mark and despite the incident to have taken place on
16.02.2018, no material progress in the case has been shown. The
apprehension of the petitioner that the investigation is not fair seems
reasonable as the learned Metropolitan Magistrate had to intervene to
direct registration of FIR under Section 302 IPC.

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7. In the interest of justice and to allay the apprehensions of
bias of the victim’s close relatives on parents’ side, the investigation is
transferred to Crime Branch.

8. Crime Branch shall conduct investigation as per law
uninfluenced by the observations made in the order. Observations in
the order shall have no impact upon the proceedings pending before
the Sessions Court in revision.

9. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms.
Pending application also stands disposed of.

(S.P.GARG)
JUDGE
MAY 02, 2018 / tr

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