Ahmedabad, 21 October, 2011

Ahmedabad ACP NC Patel, investigating officer in the case against suspended cop Sanjiv Bhatt for threatening constable KD Panth today filed complaint against Bhatt in Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate B G Doshi’s court for allegedly furnishing false information to avoid appearance in response to summons issued to him.

Patel’s complaint was admitted and summons to the suspended officer to remain present before court was ordered.

The date will be decided later by the court registry.

In the complaint, Patel claimed Bhatt was issued summons to remain present before him on September 30 at 11.30 am but he did not turn up and wrote a letter saying that he was to appear before the Nanavati Commission probing the 2002 riots case

But a probe into the claim revealed that Bhatt never went to the Nanavati panel nor did he have any hearing there, the officer alleged.

Based on this, Patel filed a complaint against Bhatt under section 172 (absconding to avoid service of summons) and 177 (furnishing false information) of the Indian Penal Code in the court on Friday. Both bailable sections fall under court’s jurisdiction and police has no power to look into this. Under section 177, if convicted, Bhatt could face two-year jail and fine.