Jagadeesan v. State, Represented By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.3.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.4986 of 2024 & Crl.M.P.No.3614 of 2024 1.Jagadeesan 2.Dilli Ganesh 3.Yoganathan

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Muthapudupet Police Station, Chennai.

2.Moorthy

...Respondents

Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to call for the entire records and quash the proceedings in Crime No.148 of 2023 on the file of the first respondent. For Petitioners :

Mr.S.N.Arun Kumar For R1 :

Mr.A.Gopinath, GA (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This is a petition filed by the petitioners seeking to call for the 1/4

entire records and quash the proceedings in Crime No.148 of 2023 on the file of the first respondent.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the first respondent.

3. The contentions put forward by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners are purely factual in nature and this Court cannot venture into conducting a mini investigation into the matter and it, therefore, does not fall within the ambit of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code. This Court must also bear in mind the parameters laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt.Ltd. [reported in 2021 SCC Online SC 315]. Any finding on facts will also have a bearing on the investigation conducted by the first respondent - Police.

4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation conducted by the first 2/4

respondent - Police at this stage.

5. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the first respondent - Police is directed to proceed further with the investigation in accordance with law and complete the investigation and file a final report or a closure report, as the case may be, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, the connected Crl.M.P. is closed. 01.3.2024 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No Speaking Order : Yes/No To 1.The Inspector of Police, Muthapudupet Police Station, Chennai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J ssr Crl.OP No.4986 of 2024 & Crl.M.P.No.3614 of 2024 01.3.2024 4/4