After observing that the Naidu’s actions could not be said to be in good faith and in discharge of his official duties, the Court further said that a mini trial could not be conducted by it in a petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
“The investigating agency, pursuant to the registration of the crime in the year 2021, examined as many as more than 140 witnesses and collected documents to the tune of more than 4000. Profligacy is such an esoteric subject, where investigation has to be carried with utmost proficiency by the professionals,” it added.
Hence, since the investigation was on the fulcrum of attaining finality, the Court determined that no interference was required. Accordingly, it dismissed Naidu’s plea as devoid of merits.
Source: Barandbench
