Boopathy Raja v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 31.1.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Boopathy Raja

...Petitioner

Vs State rep.by The Inspector of Police, T17 Perumbakkam Police Station, Pallikaranai, Chennai.

...Respondent

Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code praying to direct the respondent police to file a final report in Crime No.320 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police within a stipulated period of time.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.B.Solomon Peter Kamal Doss 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 Crime No.320 of 2023 within a stipulated period.

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 07.112.2023, 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 gm To 1.The Inspector of Police, T17 Perumbakkam Police Station, Pallikaranai, Chennai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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