Madras High CourtCRL OP/2435/2024disposed of

S.Arutselvi v. The Inspector Of Police

2024-02-12Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.02.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P. No.2435 of 2024 S.Arutselvi

...Petitioner

Vs The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, (DCB) Villupuram.

(Crime No.39 of 2020) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to issue a direction directing the respondent to investigate the case to file the final report in the Crime No.39 of 2020 which is pending on the file of the respondent herein in accordance with law within a time frame fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.Benjamin Zeno For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent to investigate the case to file the final report in the Crime No.39 of 2020 which is pending on the file of the respondent herein in accordance with law within a time 1/4

frame fixed by this Court.

2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the 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 12.11.2020, no final report is filed till date.

4.The learned Government Advocate 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 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. 2/4

12.02.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No ssr To 1.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, (DCB) Villupuram.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J ssr Crl.O.P. No.2435 of 2024 12.02.2024 4/4