Saravanan v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.1.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Saravanan

...Petitioner

Vs.

The Inspector of Police, Thiruvallur District Crime Branch, Thiruvallur District.

...Respondent

Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code praying to direct the respondent to complete the investigation in Crime No.20 of 2019 pending on the file of the respondent police and to file final report within the time frame fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Thamaraiselvan For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran, APP

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to direct the respondent to complete the investigation in Crime No.20 of 2019 and to file final report within the time frame.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned 1/3

Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent registered a case in the above said crime number on 22.8.2019, 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 one month.

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 one month 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 gm Speaking Order : Yes/No Index : Yes/No To 1.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvallur District Crime Branch, Thiruvallur Disrict.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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