The power of further investigation by the Magistrate under Section 173(8) of Cr.P.C. and the relevance of the de-facto complainant's objection in directing further investigation.

JUDGMENT :

Subhendu Samanta, J.

1. This is an application u/s 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 against the impugned order of cognizance taken on 28.12.2017 in connection with charge sheet being Nalhati Police Station charge sheet no. 204 of 2017 dated 30.09.2017 u/s 143/341/323/325/326/506 of IPC on the basis of an order dated 23.02.2016 directing for reinvestigation of the criminal case being Nalhati PS case No. 250 of 2012 dated 31.10.2012 u/s 147/148/149/341/325/326/307 of IPC and against the entire criminal proceedings being Nalhati Police Station PS case No. 250 of 2012 dated 31.10.2012 pending before the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Rampurhat, Birbhum.

2. The brief fact of the case is that the present opposite party has filed a written complaint through the ACJM Rampurhat u/s 156 Sub-clause 3 Cr.P.C. against the petitioners and 07 others alleging thereby an offence punishable u/s 147/148/149/341/325/326/307 IPC. The said application was forwarded to the OC Nalhati PS for conducting investigation treating the same as FIR. On receiving such application the Nalhati PS case No. 250/12 dated 31.10.2012 was started.

3. After investigation police has submitted a charge sheet bearing CS No. 286/2012 dated 29.12.2012 against 04 accused persons and the Investigating Officer as short (IO) submitted a prayer for discharge of rest 04 accused persons including the present petitioner. The notice upon the de-facto complainant was served. The de-facto complainant has submitted an objection before the Learned ACJM. The Learned ACJM has heard the objection and vide order dated 23.02.2016. he passed the order for not accepting CS/FRT of the police earlier and directed the police to further investigate the case by another IO.

4. The police conducted further investigation as per direction of the Magistrate and submitted a charge-sheet vide charge sheet No. 204/2017 dated 30.09.2017 u/s 143/341/323/325/326/506 IPC against all 08 accused persons including the present petitioner. On the basis of such charge sheet the Learned Magistrate has also taken cognizance.

5. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the said charge sheet and also the order of further investigation dated 23.02.2016 the present writ petition has been preferred.

6. The Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the impugned order passed by the Learned Magistrate as well as the entire proceeding pending before the Learned Magistrate is itself barred in the eye of law. He further argued that the de-facto complainant has no right for praying reinvestigation as such the impugned order dated 23.02.2016 is illegal and in bad in law. The Learned Magistrate had no jurisdiction to pass the order of further investigation. The Learned Magistrate failed to consider the charge sheet No. 286 dated 29.12.2012 comprising the medical report and statements recorded u/s 161 Cr.P.C. He further argued that the injury report collected by the IO during the course of investigation does not constitute any offence punishable u/s 326 of IPC. He submits that the entire proceeding is liable to be quashed including the impugned orders. In support of his citation the Learned Adovacate for petitioner cited several Judgments of Hon’ble High court as well as the Apex Court as follows:-

1. Rangania Bewya Vs. State of West Bengal (2012) SCC Online Cal 4255.

2. Adalat Prasad Vs. Ruplal Jindal (2004) SCC 338

3. Vinay Tyagi Vs. Idrish Ali (2013) 5 SCC 762

4. Vasanti Dubay Vs. State of Madhyapradesh (2012) 2 SCC 731.

7. Learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the opposite party submits that the impugned order passed by the Learned Magistrate suffers no illegality the power of further investigation is always with the Learned Magistrate. The Learned Magistrate after considering the materials on record has passed the order of further investigation there is no error apparent in the impugned orders passed by the Learned Magistrate. This court under the inherent jurisdiction u/s 482 Cr.P.C. cannot enter