What procedure do you follow for inspecting a crime scene,asks HC

The direction was passed after counsel for father of one of the deceased reiterated that instead of the Police,it was the father and sister of the deceased who had collected evidence from the spot and handed it over to the Chandigarh Police.

In a significant development,one of the preliminary forensic reports stated that

the offending vehicle,an

Audi,was at a very high speed when it crossed over the divider and rammed a taxi claiming three lives.

A report from the CFSL giving the specific speed at which the vehicle was being driven is yet awaited. Advocate Ashit Malik,counsel for the petitioner,father Yash Pal Juneja,on Wednesday argued that the police should have invoked a harsher offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code) in the present case. He contended that the accused cannot be

let off by registering him under a light offence of rash and negligent driving. Malik also produced photographs of the spot.

Counsel for Chandigarh Administration,JS Toor submitted that it will be ‘premature’ to register a case under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code as crucial evidence is awaited from the foresnic laboratory. He added that if any incriminating evidence which attracts Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code comes to light then the police will consider booking the accused under the said section.

Justice Amol Rattan Singh,in an earlier hearing,had expressed his regret over the sad state of affairs to Naunihal Singh,UT Senior Superintendent of Police.

Yash Pal Juneja,father of a 21-year-old deceased,had moved the high court accusing Chandigarh Police of shielding the accused.

Case file

Two college students from Ghaziabad and the taxi driver died on the spot when their Chevrolet Tavera was hit by a luxury SUV Audi Q7 that crossed over the divider and rammed the taxi.

The mishap took place on July 24 around 1 am on Sector 17-18 light point. Initially,the Chandigarh Police had registered a

case against the taxi driver who died in the accident. It was

only after hue and cry that a case was also registered against

the driver of SUV.