Issue red corner notice for wanted man: HC to DGP
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 22 2019:
Division Bench High Court of Manipur, comprising of Chief Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice Kh Nobin yesterday directed the DGP to arrange for publishing every details of fugitive/convict Timothy Lalhmunmawi Chansang in all the North Eastern States for being an absconder and to issue a red corner notice and for necessary extradition if he is found in a foreign country.
It may be mentioned that Maibam Manojkumar, Special Judge POCSO Imphal West, convicted Timothy L Changsang, administrator of North Eastern Children Home, Rengkai village Churachandpur, under section 6 and 10 of POCSO Act and under 506 IPC on April 30 last year and issued non bailable warrant to arrest him.
On the day of sentence hearing, the APP submitted that the convict had left Imphal for Guwahati on April 28 (the same year) by Air Asia flight number 784 and the footage of the CCTV camera of the departure lounge at Imphal Airport was produced before the Court wherein the convict could be seen inside the airport.
The Sessions Judge had also, at that time, directed the DGP Manipur Police and SP Churachandpur district to issue non bailable arrest warrant.
Division Bench, High Court of Manipur directed trie Special Judge POCSO Imphal West to issue a fresh proclamation in term of section 82 of CrPC and also directed OC Women PS, Churachandpur, to appear before the Court and take the copy order so as to publish it in the newspapers and to proceed further in accordance with the law if the proclamation order is not obeyed by the convict.
During the hearing, S Samarjit, CGC appearing for the Passport Authority of India, stated that passport of the convict Timothy L Changsan had been impounded by an order of Ministry of External Affairs Regional Passport Office Guwahati dated August 21 last year On the other hand, the ASG produced a copy of letter sent by Dr B Sriram, Under Secretary (Extradition) Ministry of External Affair, dated October 25 last year, mentioning that the investigating authorities may request NCB, CBI, Interpol, New Delhi for a red corner notice to locate the fugitive.
The Division Bench, in view of the submission, directed the OC of Women PS, Churchandpur, to inform the NCB, CBI, Interpol, New Delhi for issuance of a Red Corner Notice to locate the fugitive/convict and to send the details of the case to the authority concerned for immediate action.
The Court also directed the investigating authorities to submit a formal extradition request to the Ministry of External Affairs to take necessary follow up action.
Seeking a reply from concerning compliance of the Court order by the OC Women PS Churachandpur on March 14 without fail, the Court further directed SP Churachandpur to monitor the progress and also instructed the DGP Manipur Police to arrange for publishing all the necessary details of the fugitive in all the North Eastern States.
The Court further directed the Advocate General of Manipur to verify if the children who are at the home, can be taken care of by the Social Welfare Department Manipur and instructed the Secretary of Social Welfare Department to respond through the AGM on March 14 .
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