[Criminal Appeal No.866 of 2015 arising out of SLP (CRL.) No. 5702 of 2012]. In this appeal, by special leave, the informant-appellant calls in question the defensibility of the order dated 13.12.2011 passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature of Madras at Madurai in Criminal Revision No. 790/2011 whereby he has annulled the order dated 2.9.2010 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagercoil directing further investigation in exercise of power under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and also directing the investigation to be carried out by C.B.C.I.D.; on the foundation that in the obtaining fact situation there are no exceptional circumstances for ordering re-investigation. As the facts would unfurl, the appellant filed an FIR with the Sub- Inspector of Police, Kulasekaram Police Station, upon which Crime No. 119/2007 was registered u/s 147, 148, 341, 324, 323 and 307 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). The informant had alleged that on 05.06.2007 about 2 p.m., Manikandan, Jegan, Murugan, Vijayan, Sunil and some others attacked him with 'Vettu Kathi', knife and iron rod and in the said attack he sustained multiple injuries.
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