S.K.Chandra Sekar v. The Inspector Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 06.02.2020
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.RAJAMANICKAM Crl.O.P.No. 2250 of 2020 S.K.Chandra Sekar
...Petitioner
-VsThe Inspector of Police, Chengalpattu Taluk Police Station, Chengalpattu District.
...Respondent
Prayer:
Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent to take further action based on the petitioner's complaint on 08.11.2019. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sugendran For respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to to take further action based on the petitioner's complaint on 08.11.2019.
2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that after preliminary enquiry, the petitioner's complaint was closed on 14.11.2019 itself.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that so far no enquiry has been conducted and without conducting any enquiry, the respondent has closed the petitioner's complaint and no intimation was served on him with regard to the closure of the petitioner's complaint.
4. In view of the decision of the Division Bench in G.Prabakaran Vs. The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur in (Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13681 of 2018 batch) a Division Bench of this Court has held that once a complaint is closed by the SHO, the informant cannot invoke under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., as the remedy lies elsewhere. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is closed. The respondent is directed to serve the closure report https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
to the petitioner by RPAD within a week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is open to the petitioner to avail any other remedy which is available under law. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mfa To 1.The Inspector of Police, Chengalpattu Taluk Police Station, Chengalpattu District.
2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
Crl.O.P.No. 2250 of 2020 RK (CO) RPP (21/05/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/