Criminal petition
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 25 2017:
The criminal petition filed by Dr Ak Jhalajit, CO 2nd IRB has been transferred to another bench of the Court for charge consideration of the petition.
The case was today heard before a single bench of the Court comprising of Justice N Kotiswar as criminal petition case number 6 of 2017 during which counsel of CBI prayed for transfer of the case hearing to another bench stating that Justice Kotiswar was the Advocate General during the time of handing over the charge of investigation of the case to CBI.
Accepting the prayer, the single bench of the Court fixed May 12 for charge consideration of the case.
Mention may be made that the criminal petition was filed by Dr Ak Jhalajit the then Additional SP Imphal West in the Court against CBI under Section 482 of CrPC for consideration of interim relief and challenging the order passed by the Sessions Court Imphal West allowing the investigation agency for further investigation into the July 23 Khwairamband Keithel firing incident.
On April 3 last, Chief Justice of the Court, Rakesh Ranjan Prasad had directed the petitioner to submit a rejoinder with regard to the case.