NITINCHANDRA SOMNATH RAVAL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Mr. Nitinchandra Somnath Raval - applicant, party-in-person. He submits that he is a victim in the matter. He lost the precious life of two sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson among 98 persons on account illegal constructed building collapsed owing to the earth quake on 26/1/2001, the day when the earth quake hit the State of Gujarat.

(2.) Mr. Raval submitted that the investigation was not fair and therefore he challenged up to Hon'ble Supreme Court by filing Criminal Appeal No.1246 of 2017. An application was preferred pursuant to the order dated 14/7/2018 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the referred matter. Mr. Raval submitted that in spite of said fact the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad (Rural) rejected the application by order dated 28/8/2018 and aggrieved by the order he had preferred main petition being Special Criminal Application No.8704 of 2018.

(3.) Heard learned APP, Mr. Pranav Trivedi for the respondent State. He submitted that since the closure report has been produced, there would not be any cause for the petitioner to further agitate against them. Still, however, he submitted that a fair opportunity has to be accorded to all and therefore necessary orders in the interest of justice may be passed.