Kuppuswami Ayyar, J.

1. One Sellamuthu happened to be sent to the Head Quarters Hospital at Trichinopoly in connection with certain injuries found on his person and on information given by him to the District Medical Officer, the Medical Officer thought that the injuries had been caused to him by the police personnel of Turaiyur. as he was of the opinion that the injuries were serious ones likely to result in death, He sent up the papers to the District Magistrate stating that certain allegations had been made against the police personnel of Turaiyur and that it was desirable that there should be an inquiry and steps taken to see that the culprits were punished, if they had really committed any offence. The District Magistrate on receipt of the papers sent them on to the Sub-Divisional Magsitrate of Trichinopoly who was also in additional charge of the Musiri sub-division within which division the offence, if any, had been committed, to make inquiries and report. The papers evidently appear to have been sent under Police Standing Order No. 157. The Magistrate made inquiries, but by the time he finished his inquiries, another gentleman took charge of the Musiri sub-division but