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The allegation of the petitioner is that after registration of the case informing the death of her husband as one arising out of an accident between two motor cyclists, petitioner's husband being rider of one of them, petitioner and relatives think that petitioner's husband in fact has been done to death by riders of the offending vehicle dashing against petitioner's husband vehicle and thereafter setting upon him with iron rods and wooden logs. On such allegation, re-postmortem is sought.

2. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Government Advocate [Crl.side].

3.The Accident Register in the case informs external injuries found on the body of the deceased. The postmortem informs various other injuries including a fracture suffered to the head of the deceased. In such circumstances, no purpose whatsoever would be served by directing a re-postmortem. Re-postmortem is not to be ordered merely because the wife of deceased, in distress, seeks the same. Learned Government Advocate [Crl.side] points out that 10 witnesses have been examined at the time of occurrence and their statements reflect that the case is one of accidental death. Even so, taking into consideration the submission of learned counsel for petitioner that several villagers at the scene have informed of an attack on the husband of petitioner, this Court considers it appropriate even while dismissing the present petition seeking re-postmortem, to direct transfer of investigation in the case to the Jurisdictional Deputy Superintendent of Police.