Sathish Kumar v. State Represented By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.2563 of 2021 and Crl.MP No.1386 of 2021 Mr.Sathish Kumar

...Petitioner/Accused

Vs State Represented by its Inspector of Police, Kariyapattinam Police Station, Vedaraniyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District

...Respondent/Defacto complainant

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in Crime No.736 of 2020 on the file of Inspector of Police, Kariyapattinam Police Station, Vedaraniyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.S.Arivazhagan For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate

ORDER

This petition has been filed to call for the records in Crime No.736 of 2020 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Kariyapattinam Police Station, Vedaraniyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District and quash the same.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side). 3.The contentions put forward by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners 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. 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.

5. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the respondent Police is directed to proceed https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rka To

1. The Inspector of Police, Kariyapttinam Police Station, Vedaraniyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai Crl.O.P.No.2563 of 2021 and Crl.MP No.1386 of 2021 A.SK(16.03.2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/