HYDERABAD: The High Court on Thursday dismissed a criminal petition filed by an advocate, P Sudershan Reddy of Nellore, party-in-person in the case alleging that some ministers and IAS officers abused their power and committed irregularities.The advocate had filed the petition seeking to quash the order of the special court for CBI cases which had dismissed his petition recently.In his earlier petition, he pleaded with the CBI court to order an inquiry against some ministers and senior IAS officers concerned in connection with the illegal assets case of Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy. He wanted the court to direct the CBI to register FIRs against them for their complicity.Justice NRL Nageswara Rao of the High Court said in his order on the criminal petition (No. 13993 of 2011) that the private complaint had been rightly rejected by the lower court. The petitioner filed a complaint before the CBI special judge to take cognizance of the offences against some of the ministers and also secretaries of the government. His contention was that all these people have abused their power and committed acts of irregularities. The reason for this complaint to be initiated is the fact that in the public interest litigation in WP No.794 of 2011 and connected batch, the High Court ordered investigation into some of the allegations alleged in that complaint. It is not in dispute the CBI to inquire into the particulars of the allegations and it is not in dispute that the investigation is still in progress. Besides, the private complaint is filed against the respondents on the ground that they have committed corrupt practices by using their position and this fact is linked with the investigation ordered by the Division Bench to be conducted by the CBI.Therefore, there cannot be any parallel enquiry to be taken up by the CBI Court. If there are any deficiencies in the CBI’s investigation, which wanted to be projected in the complaint, he can approach the division bench on the above PIL for necessary directions. But, however, the presentation of this complaint is not warranted and it being premature and the allegations there being not established by any evidence supported by the complainant.Section 210 of the CrPC has no application and the complaint had been rightly rejected by the lower court, the judge observed.
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