Durai Murugan @ Sattai Durai v. State Rep. By Its

[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 10.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.2229 of 2022 Durai Murugan @ Sattai Durai Petitioner vs.

1.State By: The Inspector of Police (Law and Order), Taluk Police Station, Thiruvallur - 602 001.

(Crime No.631 of 2021) 2.J.Shankar Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the entire records pertaining to the impugned FIR in Crime No.631 of 2021 dated 19.12.2021 pending investigation on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Xavier Felix For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthu Meeran Additional Public Prosecutor for R1

ORDER

This petition has been filed to call for the records in Crime No.631 of 2021 on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same.

2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the 1st respondent. 3.The contentions put forward by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner 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 Cr.P.C. Any finding on facts will also have a bearing on the investigation conducted by the respondent Police.

4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the entire investigation has been completed and the Investigation Officer is only awaiting for the lab report and on receipt of the same, final report will be filed in this case.

5.In the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation conducted by the respondent Police at this stage.

6. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the 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 six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

10.07.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order ssr To 1.The Inspector of Police (Law and Order), Taluk Police Station, Thiruvallur - 602 001.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

N. ANAND VENKATESH, . J.

ssr Crl.O.P No.2229 of 2022 10.07.2023