Madras High CourtCRL OP/1600/2021disposed of

P.Jayabharathi v. The State Rep.By

2021-02-03Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.1600 of 2021 P.Jaya Bharathi ... Petitioner Vs.

The State Rep. By The Inspector of Police, (Crime) P-5, MKB Nagar Police Station, Chennai-39.

Crime No.188 of 2019.

... Respondent Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. directing the respondent police to file final report under Section 173(2) of Cr.P.C, pending investigation in Crime No.188 of 2019, on the file of the respondent Police. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Arumugavel For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to investigate the Crime No.188 of 2019 and to file a final report within a stipulated time. 2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of 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 29.03.2019, 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 three 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

be, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order under due intimation to the defacto complainant.

6. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar rli To

1. The Inspector of Police, (Crime) P-5, MKB Nagar Police Station, Chennai-39.

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

Crl.O.P.No.1600 of 2021 NRL(CO) SP(23/02/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/