R. (K.) v. D.P.P.

By order of 31 st July, 2001, the applicant K.R. was given leave to institute these proceedings seeking an order in the form of an injunction restraining the respondent from dealing further with the prosecution of the applicant in respect of charges preferred against him in Bill No. CC0118/00 on charges of rape preferred against him.

The grounds upon which the applicant seeks the aforementioned relief are as follows:

The applicant said that he is severely prejudiced in and about the delay in bringing the allegations for the following reasons:

He says that the statement was subsequently forwarded through INTERPOL to the Garda S�och�na in Galway in the district in question in which the offences are alleged to have been committed. He points out that in December 1997 he was attached to the local Garda station as a uniformed sergeant. He says that he was charged with investigation of these offences. During December 1997 and January of 1998 he contacted the complainant on a number of occasions by telephone in connection with her complaint.

The Detective Sergeant indicates that having obtained medical reports he took various statements from other members of An Garda S�och�na involved in the investigation of the offences. He prepared a file which he submitted to the superintendent's office for the respondent's directions on 22 nd October, 1998.