Respondents are in jail and they have filed special leave petition No.
500/ .
On a companyplaint filed by petitioner Ranjit Singh respondents 1 to 9 are being prosecuted for having companymitted offences under Sections 395 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
137 of 1982 pending with Additional Sessions Court No.
137 of 1982.
It is alleged that on November 19, 1981 at about 8.00 p.m. when the petitioner was proceeding towards his house, respondents Nos.
The learned Magistrate took companynizance and held a preliminary enquiry.
By this petition the petitioners seek transfer of Sessions Case No.
3042 of 1982 for being released on bail.
Therefore, on November 23, 1981, the petitioner filed a private companyplaint in the Court of Judicial Magistrate.
The petitioner examined 4 witnesses and thereafter the learned Magistrate framed a charge against the respondents for having companymitted offences under Sections 395, 341, 504 and 506, I.P.C. The learned Magistrate companymitted the case to the Court of Sessions which is numbered a Sessions Case No.
5, Pune to any other Court companypetent to try the same at Indore in the State of Madhya Pradesh.
The petitioner says that he was forced to shift to Indore and if he is required to go to Pune for prosecuting the case, his safety is in danger and on this ground he seeks transfer of the case.
It is alleged that two of the respondents are relations of the local police officers and because of an incident in the town of Ahmednagar in which the brother of the petitioners was murdered, the entire police force of Maharashtra has become inimical to the petitioner.
The petitioner went to lodge the first information report to the police chowki, but the police declined to accept the information and take follow up action.
1 to 9 surrounded him, abused and threatened to kill him and he was robbed of a golden chain and an amount of Rs.
