A bench led of Justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh directed the Karnataka Crime Investigation Department (CID) to hand over the probe to the CBI and also ordered the CID to pay ₹1 lakh as costs to the petitioner, the deceased’s father, within four weeks.
The judges noted that, despite earlier orders, no further investigation was carried out but rather, an abated chargesheet was filed against the deceased for rash driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.
“It is unheard of that an abated charge-sheet can be filed against the deceased who is alleged to have been murdered/killed. Even otherwise, on prima facie consideration of the relevant material on record, more particularly, the photographs produced along with the writ petition, it appears prima facie that it is not a case of simple accident as opined by the Investigating Agency. We are not at all satisfied with the further investigation carried out by the Investigating Agency-CID, Bengaluru. The truth must come out“.
The abated chargesheet against the deceased was, therefore, set aside.
Source: Barandbench
