Kumaran v. Forest Range Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.1.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Kumaran

...Petitioner

Vs.

The Forest Range Officer (Wild Life), Velacherry, Chennai-32.

...Respondent

Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code praying to direct the respondent to file a final report in a case in W.L.O.R.No.21 of 2023 on the file of the respondent within a stipulated period prescribed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Thenrajan For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran, APP

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to direct the respondent to file a final report in W.L.O.R.No.21 of 2023 within a stipulated period.

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2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent registered a case on 04.6.2023, no final report is filed till date.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that the respondent police may be permitted to file a final report within a period of three months.

5. In view of the above, the respondent police is directed to file either a final report or closure report, as the case may be, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the defacto complainant.

6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH,J ssr To 1.The Forest Range Officer (Wild Life), Velacherry, Chennai-32.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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