R.Devadoss v. The Deputy Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.02.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P. No.3699 of 2024 R.Devadoss

...Petitioner

Vs 1.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch Vepery, Chennai City Police, Chennai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Forgery Investigation Wing, Team-33, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai - 07.

3.The Director, Forensic Science Department, No.5, Kamaraj Street, Mylapore, Chennai.

... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the 2nd respondent - Inspector of Police, Forgery Investigation Wing, Team-33 Central Crime Branch, Chennai to obtain the Forensic lab report from the 3rd respondent and direct the 2nd respondent to complete the investigation by filing a final report in Crime No.29 of 2023. 1/4

For Petitioner : Mr.K.M.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the 2nd respondent - Inspector of Police, Forgery Investigation Wing, Team-33 Central Crime Branch, Chennai to obtain the Forensic lab report from the 3rd respondent and direct the 2nd respondent to complete the investigation by filing a final report in Crime No.29 of 2023.

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 07.02.2022, no final report is filed till date.

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4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that the respondent police may be permitted to file a final report within a period of six 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 six 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. 20.02.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No ssr 3/4

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J ssr To 1.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch Vepery, Chennai City Police, Chennai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Forgery Investigation Wing, Team-33, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai - 07.

3.The Director, Forensic Science Department, No.5, Kamaraj Street, Mylapore, Chennai.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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