KRISHNA LAL GULATI Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS Criminal Revision has been directed against the order dated 10-3-75 passed by Sri Chaman Singh, Sessions Judge, Gonda in Sessions Trial No. 171 of 1974, State v. Krishna Lal Gulati and Ors.

(2.) THE brief facts are that on 25-3-1969 one Mulk Raj Gulati had lodged a first information report at 6-50 P. M. mentioning that his son Tinku aged about 5 or 6 years had been missing since 2 P. M. on that date. It may be mentioned that no one was named as an accused in the said case. On 26-3-1969 the body of Tinku was recovered from a well and was sent for post-mortem examination. The post-mortem was conducted by Dr. N. N. Dixit, Medical Officer, District Hospital, Gonda on 26-3-1969. The investigation was conducted by Sri Prem Narain Singh, Station Officer, Balrampur and on 18-7-1969, he submitted a report. This report was accepted on 8-7-1970 by the Judicial Officer, Balram-pur.

(3.) THE complainant Sri Mulk Raj Gulati made a complaint to the higher authorities about the investigation and orders were passed by the District Magistrate and conveyed by the Superintendent of Police to C. I. D. to reinvestigate. The Investigating Officer of Criminal investigation Department moved an application for permission to reinvestigate the case on 25-11-1972. The Judicial Officer, Balrampur permitted reinvestigation vide his order dated 25-11-1972.