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Madras High CourtCRL OP/2118/2021disposed of

S.Shanmugam v. The Superintendent Of Police,

2021-02-09Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.2118 of 2021 S.Shanmugam Petitioner vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District.

2. The Inspector of Police, K.V. Kuppam Police Station Vellore District.

(Crime No.692 of 2020) Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to further investigate the case in Crime No.692/2020 dated 02.12.2020 and array as accused Vignesh S/o.Kamalanathan, Suganthi W/o.Settu, Sumathi W/o.Sriniwasan and further direct the respondent police to file Final Report within stipulate.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Venkatesan For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondent police to alter the FIR and for adding those persons who are involved in the crime as accused persons.

2.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions would submit that the FIR was registered only on 02.12.2020 for an offence under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324, 506(2) of IPC. The investigation is in progress. If in the course of investigation, the respondent police collect sufficient materials, the offenses will be altered accordingly and those involved in the crime will be shown as accused persons.

3. In view of the above submission, there shall be a direction to the respondent Police to continue with the investigation effectively and based on the materials collected https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

during the course of investigation, either alter the FIR or file the final report by adding the necessary offences made out. All those persons against whom the offences are made out, shall be added as accused persons in the final report.

4. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ssr To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District.

2. The Inspector of Police, K.V. Kuppam Police Station Vellore District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to M/s.K.Venkatesan, Advocate SR.7027 Crl.O.P No.2118 of 2021 GMI(CO) CB(01/03/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/