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1991 Supreme(MP) 517

R.C.LAHOTI, SHACHEENDRA DWIVEDI
Pannalal Sahgal – Appellant
Versus
Veer Shan Verma – Respondent


Advocates:
R.K. Sharma for petitioner; R.D. Jain for respondents.

ORDER

Shacheendra Dwivedi, J. -- 1. This petition is by a desperate father, whose daughter Smt. Dr. Verma, married to respondent NO.1 Dr. Veer Bhan Verma, died under suspicious circumstances. As a letter petition it was filed under section 482 Cr. P.C. This Court under the writ jurisdiction, entertained the letter petition under Article 227 of the Constitution for seeking a direction of a fresh investigation that too, through some higher agency than Railway Police.

2. The deceased Dr. Neena Verma was married to respondent No.1 Dr. Veer Bhan Verma in the year 1977 and the dead body of Dr. Mrs. Neena Verma was found on the Railway track near Birla Nagar Railway Station, Gwalior, on 15.5.89.

3. On finding the dead body, Railway Police registered the case under 'Marg'. The respondents 1,2 and 3 on making search for her in the town, went to Lucknow to find Dr. Neena Verma on the assumption that she might have left to see her ailing father, i.e., the petitioner, but when she was not found at Lucknow, they returned back and on reaching Gwalior, they got the information that the dead body of Dr. Neena was recovered by Police at the Railway track. The autopsy was conducted and the dead body wa




























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