• Jurisdiction of Magistrate in FIR where investigation has been transferred to another city

I had lodged FIR u/s 467,468,471,419,420 in A district. After more than 2 years when investigation was not concluded then High Court transferred the investigation to SP police of B district. Only investigation was transferred and the order does not mention anything about which magistrate would have jurisdiction over trial after investigation. Now I want to apply for status report on investigation. Whose court should I apply CJM of A district or CJM of B district
Asked 5 years ago in Criminal Law
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Status report will have to be applied at the magistrate office under whose jurisdiction the investigation is pending.

 

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Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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If the order of the HC is not clear on the point that whether investigation is only transferred or the entire trial then in that case police will submit report to the concerned magistrate under whose jurisdiction the PS will fall.

if there is some ambiguity then you may file status report application before both the magistrates.

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Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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The investigation was transferred and the court must have passed an order directing the police to submit an FR or a chargesheet. It would be submitted in the court which has the jurisdiction in this matter.

The criminal procedure specifically states this and the order of the hc also clarifies this.

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Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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You should apply the same to the A district magistrate appropriate orders will be passed by him himself or he will give direction to the other court to pass necessary orders. 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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You can file RTI application with PIO as to progress of investigations 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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as and when investigations are completed charge sheet would be filed by police with CJM of A district 

 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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You can apply for it before the court having original jurisdiction.

Though investigation has been transferred to some other agency, the case may be tried by the court having original jurisdiction where the occurrence is reported to have taken place until and unless ther is a specific mention about the cae to be tried by some other court in its order by high court.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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What do you want to clarify?

You can get the information through RTI act also instead of approaching the magistrate court.

In fact the magistrate court may not entertain any such request.

You may ask for the desired information through RTI act

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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You can get information through an RTI application with concern jurisdiction of PIO.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
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The court of A district as only the investigation was transferred not the criminal case,

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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179 Consultations

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The first magistrate only have jurisdiction wherein the criminal case no. is registered after FIR,

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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If only, investigation officer has been changed than same court. Otherwise, court A, if HC has declared jurisdiction of B.

In your case, court A.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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