ORDER (COMMON)

“Every trial that fails due to external interference is a tragedy for the victim(s) of the crime. More importantly, every frustrated trial defies and mocks the society based on the rule of law. Every subverted trial leaves a scar on the criminal justice system. Repeated scars make the system unrecognisable and it then loses the trust and confidence of the people” - R.K. Anand Vs. Delhi High Court.

2. The writ petition has been filed by the complainant-informant seeking direction at the hands of this Court to entrust the investigation in Crime No.484/2022 to any senior lady Police Officer. The Criminal Petition is filed by accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.484/2022, later assigned C.C.No.123/2023, pending on the file of the I Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Chitradurga, for quashing the entire legal proceedings, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Since both the cases arise out of the same criminal case/proceedings, the matters were clubbed, heard and are being disposed of by this common order. For the sake of convenience, the accused persons No.1 and 2, who are the petitioners in Criminal Petition shall be referred to as ‘petitioners’.

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