IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION (CRL.) NO.93 OF 2011
WITH
CRIMINAL MISC. PETITION NO.24767 OF 2013
WITH
WRIT PETITION (CRL.) NO.171 OF 2011
Pradeep N. Sharma Petiti!er
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State $ G%&arat ' Or#. Re#p!de!t#
O R D E R
(. I! Writ Petiti! )Cr*.+ N.,- $ ./((0 the petiti!er i# #ee1i!2
tra!#$er $ $%r 3rimi!a* 3a#e#0 the detai*# $ 4hi3h are #et %t i!
pra5er 3*a%#e )A+ $ the #aid 4rit petiti!0 $rm State CID t the C6I.
The tra!#$er i# #%2ht ! t4 2r%!d#. The $ir#t 2r%!d i# 7a#ed !
a8erme!t# made at pa2e )F+ $ the #5!p#i# a!d e*a7rati! $ th#e
a8erme!t# i! para2raph# (9 t .9 $ the #aid 4rit petiti!. The
#e3!d 2r%!d i# re2ardi!2 the a**e2ed 8i3timi:ati! $ the petiti!er
7e3a%#e he i# the 7rther $ ;%*dip Sharma0 IPS O$$i3er0 4h i# #tated
t ha8e de$ied 3ertai! a**e2ed i**e2a* i!#tr%3ti!# $ the the! Chie$
Mi!i#ter $ G%&arat )R<-+.
Digitally signed by
Gulshan Kumar Arora
Date: 2014.08.13
16:38:24 IST
Reason:
Signature Not Verified
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.. O! (.=9=./((0 4he! thi# petiti! 4a# *i#ted 7e$re thi# C%rt0
Mr. C*i! G!#a*8e#0 *ear!ed #e!ir 3%!#e* appeari!2 $r the
petiti!er made the $**4i!2 #tateme!t0 4hi3h 4a# re3rded 75 thi#
C%rt i! it# rder $ the #ame date. Order dated (.=9=./(( !eed# t
7e >%ted. It read# a# %!der?
Mr. Colin Gonsalves, learned senior counsel appearing for
the petitioner states that he does not wish to retain the
averment made at page F of the synopsis in its present form
and the elaboration of that statement as contained in
paragraphs 15 to 5 of the !rit "etition. #n this connection,
he states that he will file a supplementary petition ma$ing
suitable amendments to those averments which tend to cast
an unintended and wrong information in their present form.
Mr. Colin Gonsalves added that neither he nor the petitioner
has any interest to ma$e the faintest allegation of any
personal impropriety against the Chief Minister.
-. It i# the 3a#e $ the petiti!er that he ha# made #%ita7*e
ame!dme!t# a# per #tateme!t made 75 hi# 3%!#e* 4herea# it i# the
3a#e $ the re#p!de!t# that 3ertai! a8erme!t# 4hi3h had t 7e
de*eted a# per rder dated (.=9=./(( are #ti** ! re3rd. It 4a#
%r2ed 75 Mr. T%#har Mehta0 *ear!ed Add*. S*i3itr Ge!era*0 4h
appear# $r the State $ G%&arat that #i!3e the petiti!er ha# !t
3mp*ied 4ith thi# C%rt@# a78e rder0 the petiti! i# *ia7*e t 7e
re&e3ted ! that 3%!t. We are !t i!3*i!ed t 2 i!t thi# di#p%ted
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>%e#ti! 4hether the 3!3er!ed a8erme!t# ha8e 7ee! de*eted r !t
7e3a%#e a# #tated a78e ! (.=9=./((0 a 3ate2ri3a* #tateme!t 4a#
made 75 *ear!ed 3%!#e* $r the petiti!er that !either he !r the
petiti!er had a!5 i!tere#t t ma1e the $ai!te#t a**e2ati! $ a!5
per#!a* imprpriet5 a2ai!#t the Chie$ Mi!i#ter. The petiti!er i#0
there$re0 !t e!tit*ed t rai#e a!5 3!te!ti! 7a#ed ! a8erme!t#
made at pa2e )F+ $ the #5!p#i# a!d e*a7rati! $ that #tateme!t i!
para2raph# (9 t .9 $ the #aid 4rit petiti! r at a!5 ther p*a3e i!
the #aid 4rit petiti!. I$ a!5 $ th#e a8erme!t# are #ti** i! the
petiti!0 the5 3a!!t 7e ta1e! i!t 3!#iderati!. It i# !t p##i7*e
$r %# t a**4 the petiti!er@# 3%!#e* t repe! th#e #%7mi##i!#0
a8erme!t# i! re#pe3t $ 4hi3h 4ere a2reed t 7e de*eted. I! 8ie4 $
the a78e #tateme!t made ! (.=9=./((0 *ear!ed 3%!#e* $r the
petiti!er addre##ed %# ! the #e3!d 2r%!d i.e. the a**e2ed
8i3timi:ati! $ the petiti!er 7e3a%#e hi# 7rther0 a! IPS O$$i3er ha#
de$ied the a**e2ed i**e2a* i!#tr%3ti!# $ re#p!de!t - a!d 7ia#ed
attit%de $ the State $ G%&arat a2ai!#t the petiti!er ! that 3%!t.
A. We ha8e heard *ear!ed #e!ir 3%!#e* $r the petiti!er at 2reat
*e!2th ! the a**e2ed 8i3timi:ati! $ the petiti!er. He ha# ta1e! %#
thr%2h a** the re*e8a!t a8erme!t# made i! the #aid 4rit petiti! a!d
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the materia* re*ied %p! 75 the petiti!er i! #%pprt $ hi# 3a#e. We
ha8e a*# heard *ear!ed Add*. S*i3itr 2e!era* $r the State $
G%&arat. We ha8e per%#ed the a$$ida8it i! rep*5 $i*ed ! 7eha*$ $ the
State $ G%&arat a!d the re*e8a!t materia* re*ied %p! 75 the State $
G%&arat. We ha8e a*# 2!e thr%2h the &%d2me!t $ thi# C%rt i!
Sri Jayendra Saraswathy Swamigal (II) T.N. v. State of Tamil
Nadu & Ors.
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, t 4hi3h %r atte!ti! 4a# dra4! 75 *ear!ed 3%!#e*
$r the petiti!er a!d &%d2me!t $ thi# C%rt i! .!. "a#endran v.
Su$erintendent of %oli&e, '('I), South *one, 'hennai & Ors.0
.
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4hi3h %r atte!ti! 4a# dra4! 75 *ear!ed 3%!#e* $r the State $
G%&arat.
9. We ma5 parti3%*ar*5 !te para2raph B $ the a$$ida8it $i*ed 75 the
State $ G%&arat t 4hi3h %r atte!ti! i# dra4! 75 *ear!ed Add*.
S*i3itr Ge!era*. It read# th%#?
%. # state and submit that substantially the petitioner has
based his petition upon the allegations referable to his
brother and instances of investigation conducted by his
brother vi&. 'uldip (harma #"(.
# state and submit that while ma$ing assertions with
respect to the offences investigated by the brother of the
petitioner, the petitioner has suppressed the following
1 (2005) 8 SCC 771
2 (2013) 12 SCC 480
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important and crucial facts.
# state and submit that the brother of the petitioner
approached the )onourable Central *dministrative +ribunal
relying upon the very same instances which are mentioned in
the present petition and alleging factual mala fides against
the Chief Minister and the then Minister of (tate ,)omes-.
+he then .irector General of "olice filed a detailed affidavit
/ua each and every instances cited by the brother of the
petitioner ,which are cited by the petitioner in the present
petition-. * copy of the said affidavit filed by the then
.irector General of "olice, Gu0arat (tate before the Central
*dministrative +ribunal dealing with all instances relied
upon by the present petitioner is anne1ed hereto and is
mar$ed as *223456376%.
# respectfully state and submit that it was duty of the
petitioner to point out that after filing of the said affidavit
giving factual chronology with respect to each of the
instances relied upon by his brother ,which is being relied
upon by the petitioner-, the brother of the petitioner himself
had given up the allegation of factual mala fides which is
recorded in the 0udicial pronouncement of the Central
*dministrative +ribunal, "rincipal 8ench, 2ew .elhi. #t is
thus clear that when the petitioner9s brother himself has
given up the said factual mala fides after having received a
detailed affidavit of the then .irector General of "olice
concerning the instances relied upon, firstly, the petitioner
ought not to have referred to the same, and secondly, he
ought to have brought to the notice of this )onourable court
that his brother has already given up the said allegation in
his own case before the Central *dministrative +ribunal.:
B. The a78e a##erti! made ! a$$ida8it ha# !t 7ee! de!ied 75
*ear!ed 3%!#e* $r the petiti!er. Si!3e ;%*dip Sharma ha# him#e*$
2i8e! %p $a3t%a*=per#!a* mala fides0 i! %r pi!i!0 the petiti!er
3a!!t re*5 %p! them t #%7#ta!tiate hi# 3a#e $ tra!#$er.
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C. I! 8ie4 $ the a78e a!d ha8i!2 3!#idered the pra5er $ the
petiti!er $r tra!#$er i! it# prper per#pe3ti8e i! the *i2ht $ re*e8a!t
p*eadi!2# $ the partie#0 4e are $ the pi!i! that ! 3a#e $r tra!#$er
$ 3a#e# t the C6I i# made %t 75 the petiti!er. A**e2ati!# $ 7ia#
are !t #%7#ta!tiated. The #aid pra5er0 there$re0 4i** ha8e t 7e
re&e3ted a!d i# re&e3ted.
D. We m%#t !te here that d%ri!2 the pe!de!35 $ the #aid 4rit
petiti!0 the petiti!er $i*ed Crimi!a* Mi#3. Petiti! N..ACBC $ ./(-
a!d pra5ed $r the $**4i!2 re*ie$#?
a- *llow the instant application;<
b- +a$e on record the documents and the transcripts
anne1ed with the instant application and direct the
Central 8ureau of #nvestigation ,C8#- to register a case
and conduct a thorough en/uiry=investigation into the
violation of the +elegraph *ct 1>>5 and other applicable
laws by (hri 2arendra Modi, (hri *mit (hah and any
other such person<
c- *llow the accompanying instant writ petition and<
d- "ass any other and further order as may deem fit and
proper to this )on9ble Court.E
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,. Th%2h ! !ti3e 4a# i##%ed ! thi# app*i3ati!0 i! the i!tere#t
$ &%#ti3e 4e ha8e 2!e thr%2h the 3rimi!a* mi#3e**a!e%# petiti!.
We ha8e heard *ear!ed 3%!#e* $r the petiti!er a!d a*# *ear!ed
Add*. S*i3itr Ge!era* $r the State $ G%&arat a!d per%#ed the
a$$ida8it $i*ed 75 the State $ G%&arat. We ha8e a*# per%#ed the
materia* ! 4hi3h the State $ G%&arat ha# p*a3ed re*ia!3e a!d the
re&i!der $i*ed 75 the petiti!er. We are $ the 3!#idered pi!i! that
the 3rimi!a* mi#3e**a!e%# petiti! de#er8e# t 7e di#mi##ed a# 7ei!2
!t 3!!e3ted 4ith the pra5er made i! the #aid 4rit petiti! a!d
7ei!2 %t#ide it# #3pe.
(/. 6e$re parti!20 4e ma1e it 3*ear that 4e ha8e !t eFpre##ed a!5
pi!i! ! the merit# $ the pe!di!2 3a#e# $i*ed a2ai!#t the petiti!er
a!d the 3%rt# #ei:ed $ th#e 3a#e# m%#t dea* 4ith them
i!depe!de!t*5 a!d i! a33rda!3e 4ith *a4. We ha8e a*# !t
di#3%##ed the 3a#e# re2i#tered a2ai!#t the petiti!er i! detai* a# that
ma5 7e i!terpreted t mea! that 4e ha8e 3!#idered the merit# $
th#e 3a#e#. We ha8e !*5 3!#idered the >%e#ti! 4hether the
petiti!er ha# made %t a 3a#e $r tra!#$er $ the 3a#e# $rm State
CID t the C6I.
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((. I! the re#%*t0 Writ Petiti! )Cr*.+ N.,- $ ./(( a!d Crimi!a*
Mi#3. Petiti! N..ACBC $ ./(- are di#mi##ed. I! 8ie4 $ the
di#mi##a* $ thi# 4rit petiti!0 Writ Petiti! )Cr*.+ N.(C( $ ./(( i#
a*# di#mi##ed a# it #ee1# tra!#$er $ FIR N./-- $ ./(( $rm the
State CID t the C6I ! #imi*ar 2r%!d#.
..J.
)RANJANA PRA;ASH DESAI+
..J.
)N.". RAMANA+
NEW DELHI0
A%2%#t (-0 ./(A.
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ITEM NO.2 COURT NO.6 SECTION X
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Writ Petition(s)(Crimin!) No(s). "#$2%&&
PRADEEP N.S'ARMA Petitioner(s)
(ERSUS
STATE OF GU)ARAT * ORS. Res+on,ent(s)
(Wit- ++!n. For ,ire.tions n, e/em+tion 0rom 0i!in1 OT n,
im+!e,ment s +rt2 res+on,ent n, o00i.e re+ort)
(For Fin! Dis+os!)
WIT'
W.P.(Cr!.) No. &3&$2%&&
(Wit- ++!n.(s) 0or ,ire.tions n, ,ire.tions n, e/em+tion 0rom
0i!in1 OT n, O00i.e Re+ort)
W.P.(Cr!.) No. 2$2%&4
(Wit- ++!n.(s) 0or ,ire.tions n, e/em+tion 0rom 0i!in1 OT n,
O00i.e Re+ort)

Dte 5 &#$%6$2%&4 T-is +etition 7s .!!e, on 0or -erin1 to,2.
CORAM 5 'ON89:E MRS. )USTICE RAN)ANA PRA;AS' DESAI
'ON89:E MR. )USTICE N.(. RAMANA
For Petitioner(s) Mr. S<ni! Fernn,es =A,>.
Ms. Ast- S-rm= A,>.
Mr. R>in,r ;es->ro A,s<re =A,>.


For Res+on,ent(s) Mr. N.;. ;<!= ASG
Mr. Sn2t :o,-= A,>.
Mrs. As- Go+!n Nir= A,>.
Mr. (. Mo-n= A,>.
Ms. A?n?s- ;<!= A,>.
Ms. S<s-m S<ri= A,>.
Mr. P. (. @o1es7rn =A,>.
Mr. Ar>in, ;<mr S-rm =A,>.
Mr. T<s-r Me-t= ASG
Ms. 'emnti? W-i =A,>.
Mr. )es!= A,>.
Mr. ;Air A. 'ti= A,>.
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Mr. 9. (. 9!rm Ds =A,>.

UPON -erin1 t-e .o<nse! t-e Co<rt m,e t-e 0o!!o7in1
O R D E R

WRIT PETITION NO.2 OF 2%&4
We ->e -er, !erne, .o<nse! 0or t-e +etitioner. We ->e
!so -er, !erne, .o<nse! 0or t-e Stte o0 G<Brt.
In o<r o+inion= Writ Petition No.2 o0 2%&4 .nnot Ae stte, to
Ae in +<A!i. interest. We ->e !so reser>tions Ao<t t-e locus
o0 t-e +etitioner.
'>in1 1one t-ro<1- t-e +etition n, t-e mteri! in s<++ort
t-ereo0= 7e re o0 t-e o+inion t-t Writ Petition No.2 o0 2%&4 is
,ismisse,. :erne, .o<nse! 0or t-e +etitioner s<Amits t-t i0 n2
reme,2 is >i!A!e to -im in !7= -e 7i!! ,o+t it. I0 !7
+ermits= -e m2 ,o so.
WRIT PETITION NOS."# AND &3& AND CR:MP NO.24363 OF 2%&#
T-e 7rit +etitions n, t-e CR:MP re ,ismisse, in terms o0 t-e
si1ne, or,er.
(G<!s-n ;<mr Aror) (In,< Po?-ri2!)
Co<rt Mster Co<rt Mster
(Si1ne, or,er is +!.e, on t-e 0i!e)