Madras High CourtCRL OP/2551/2022disposed of

Gurumoorthy v. State Rep By

2023-07-10Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

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

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.2551 of 2022 and Crl.M.P No.1170 of 2022 Gurumoorthy Petitioners vs.

1.State rep. By:

The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sriperumbudur Police Station, Sub Division, Kanchipuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, C1-Sriperumbudur Police Station, Kanchipuram District.

(Crime No.653 of 2014) 3.R.Muthuraj Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.653 of 2014 on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Mariappan For Respondents : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate for R1 & R2

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking for quashing the FIR in Crime No.653 of 2014, pending investigation before the 1st respondent police. 2.When the matter came up for hearing on 03.07.2023, this Court directed the learned Government Advocate to take instructions. Accordingly, the matter was posted for hearing today.

3.The learned Government Advocate submitted that the investigation was completed and final report was filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate-cumDistrict Munsif, Sriperumbudur on 27.01.2015 itself for offence under Sections 498(a) and 306 of IPC. It was further submitted that the final report is yet to be taken on file and that effective steps are being taken to number the same. 4.In the light of the above submission, there shall be a direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate-cum-District Munsif, Sriperumbudur to act upon the final report, within a period of two weeks from today. If ultimately, the Court below takes cognizance and issues summons to the petitioner and the petitioner is aggrieved by the final report, it is left open to the petitioner to workout his remedy in the manner known to law.

5.This criminal original petition is disposed of accordingly. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

10.07.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order ssr To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sriperumbudur Police Station, Sub Division, Kanchipuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, C1-Sriperumbudur Police Station, Kanchipuram District.

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

N. ANAND VENKATESH, . J.

ssr Crl.O.P No.2551 of 2022 and Crl.M.P No.1170 of 2022 10.07.2023