Viswanath v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.01.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN and Crl.M.P.No.1709 of 2023 Viswanath ... Petitioner Vs.

1.

State rep.by Inspector of Police, Foreshore Estate Police Station, Chennai.

2.

Sathiya Priya ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C./ 528 BNSS 2023, to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.9 of 2023 pending on the file of the first respondent-Police and quash the same by allowing this Criminal Original Petition. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Siddharth For Respondents : Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 Mr.R.T.Vijayaraghavan for R2 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.9 of 2023 pending on the file of the first respondent-Police.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the first respondent-Police, on instructions, submitted that on completion of investigation in Crime No.9 of 2023 final report was filed before the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai and the same was taken on file in C.C.No.1194 of 2024.

3. Since the first respondent-Police has completed the investigation and filed the final report before the learned Magistrate concerned, nothing survives for adjudication in this Criminal Original Petition. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. The petitioner is at liberty to work out his remedy in the manner known to law.

06.01.2025 Index : Yes/No Speaking Order : Yes/No ms 2/4

To

1. The XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Foreshore Estate Police Station, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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