Madras High CourtCRL OP/882/2024disposed of

Menaka v. The Superintendent Of Police

2024-01-22Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.01.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P No.882 of 2024 Menaka

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Vadaponparappi Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

...Respondents

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the second respondent to complete the investigation and lay final report in Cr.No. 429/2023 within the stipulated time prescribed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Arulselvan For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent to complete the investigation and lay final report in Cr.No. 429/2023 within the stipulated time prescribed by this Court.

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2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent has registered a case in the above said crime number on 07.10.2023, 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 four months.

5.In view of the above, the respondent police is directed to either file a final report or closure report, as the case may be, within a period of four 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. 22.01.2024 Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking Order ssr 2/4

To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Vadaponparappi Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J ssr CRL.O.P No.882 of 2024 22.01.2024 4/4