HC directs Tenkasi SP to appoint IO to probe student death case

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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Tenkasi Superintendent of Police to entrust the probe into the decease of a five-year-old miss pupil connected a schoolhouse premises successful the territory to a sincere constabulary serviceman either successful the fertile of Deputy Superintendent of Police oregon Inspector of Police and guarantee that a just and due probe is conducted.

The tribunal was proceeding the petition filed by V. Marisamy, begetter of the student. The petitioner’s daughter, who was studying UKG successful a backstage school, was recovered dormant connected the schoolhouse field connected March 24. The schoolhouse absorption claimed that 2 persons who had travel to the schoolhouse successful a car to spot a unit subordinate drove the car successful a rash and negligent mode wrong the schoolhouse premises and deed the child, owed to which she died.

A transgression lawsuit was registered and the aforesaid was pending astatine the probe stage. The petitioner, not satisfied with the mode successful which the lawsuit was registered and investigated, sought a CB-CID probe into the case. The grievance of the petitioner was that helium was not informed astir the incidental till helium personally saw the dormant assemblage of his girl astatine the hospital. Neither the Principal nor the Correspondent of the schoolhouse informed him astir the incident, helium said.

Justice B. Pugalendhi said considering the mode successful which the FIR had been registered belatedly, without specifying the sanction of the accused, without securing the accused and besides considering the information that the conveyance progressive was not instantly seized by the police, the tribunal was of the presumption that it was a acceptable lawsuit for transportation of investigation. However, the tribunal was of the presumption that it did not necessitate an probe by the CB-CID.

Published - May 08, 2026 09:41 p.m. IST

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