Court asks SSP to remove IO

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 9: Chief Judicial Magistrate Jammu Deepak Sethi directed SSP Jammu to remove the Investigating Officer (IO) in FIR NO. 268/2019 u/s 341/323/147/382 IPC and hand over the investigations to some other officer.
This significant order has been passed in an application filed by Police seeking cancelation of bail of alleged accused.
During the proceedings Counsel has placed on record one photograph and some documents stating that two children of one of the accused Naseeb Singh Bahu are being implicated in the cases just for personal interest of the Investigating Officer in the case  when they were not present in the particular area where the incident took place and investigating Officer for his personal interest is implicating the children as accused when they have not participated in the aforesaid commission of offences.
As per the certificate brought on record, Sushant Singh Bahu had attended the Swimming competition at Delhi w.e.f Nov 15 to 24, 2019. It has been further submitted that on the complaint of present accused no action has been taken by the concerned SHO and it has been further submitted that even the counter complaint as been filed by the accused, has not been considered by the IO.
CJM Jammu after giving thoughtful consideration in view of the facts of the case, directed SSP to change the IO.

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