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Madras High CourtCRL OP/2658/2021disposed of

C.Murugan v. State Rep By

2021-02-15Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :15.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.2658 of 2021 C.Murugan

...Petitioner

vs.

1. The State rep.by The Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Indur Police Station, Indur, Dharmapuri.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent to further investigate F.I.R. in Crime No.1248 of 2020 and to include the Section 323, 324, 326 of IPC and Section 4 of Women Harassment Act in Crime No.1248 of 2020. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Ilaya Perumal For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original petition has been filed seeking for a direction to direct the respondent to further investigate in Crime No.1248 of 2020 and to include Sections 323, 324, 326 of IPC and Section 4 of Women Harassment Act. 2.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions would submit that the FIR was registered only on 22.11.2020 for an offence under Section 341, 294(b) and 307 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 during the course of investigation, either alter the FIR or https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar KP To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Indur Police Station, Indur, Dharmapuri.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Chennai.

+1cc to Mr.A.Ilayaperumal, Advocate, SR.No.8631 Crl.O.P No.2658 of 2021 SSD(CO) KKV/09/03/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/