2008 INSC 0864
                                    SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

                                                L.N.Agarwal

                                                      Vs.

                                            Meerajuddin N.Patel

                                         T.P.(Crl.)No.172 of 2007

                                (Ashok Bhan and Dalveer Bhandari,JJ.)

                                                 24.03.2008

                                                   ORDER

1. These Transfer Petitions have been filed under Section 406 Cr.P.C. seeking transfer of
three cases (i) FIR No.157/2006 dated 31.10.2006 titled Meerajuddin N.Patel vs.
L.N.Agarwal, pending in the Court of the Principal Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bidar,
Karnataka (ii) FIR No. 67/03 titled L.N.Agarwal vs. Meerajuddin N.Patel & Anr., pending in
the court of the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Humnabad as CC No.74/2003 and (iii)
Criminal Complaint Case No. 762/03 titled L.N.Agarwal vs. Meerajuddin N. Patel pending
in the court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Humnabad, District Bidar, Karnataka from
Karnataka to any other State. State of Karnataka has not filed counter affidavit despite time.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having gone through the transfer petition
and counter affidavit, we deem it appropriate to transfer the aforesaid cases from the State of
Karnataka to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

2. We order accordingly.

3. The District Judge, Bidar (Karnataka) is directed to transmit forthwith the entire record
relating to the aforesaid three cases to the District Judge, Hyderabad(Andhra Pradesh), who
on receipt of the same may assign these cases to a court of competent jurisdiction and
dispose them of together.

4. The Transfer Petition is allowed accordingly.

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