Madras High CourtCRL OP/2454/2019disposed of

G.Venkadesan v. The State Rep By Its,

2019-02-07Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.02.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.2454 of 2019 1.Mr.G.Venkadesan 2.Mr.Manikandan

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Team - V, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai.

2.Ravikumar @ Jagadeesh 3.Paul Sudhakar 4.Pachayammal 5.Latha W/o.Ravi 6.Jayanthi W/o.Raju 7.Mohanasundaram 8.Shanmugam 9.Poonkodi W/o.Suresh 10.Krishnadevi 11.Naicker 12.Prakash 13.Ulagappan 14.Kamaraj 15.Kasinathan 16.Durai 17.Sriram 18.Ravi 19.Subramaniyam 20.Samundeswari 21.Joseph 22.Ranjithkumar 23.Ravi 24.Karthikeyan 25.A.Murali 26.K.V.Paramasivam 27.Ramajayam

...Respondents

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the 1st Respondent not to harass the Petitioners till 1st respondent, taking steps to recover money

from 2nd and 4th respondents and to hand over recovered money to 5th to 26th respondents based on FIR No.329 of 2018 dated 30.07.2018.

For Petitioner : Mr.I.Arockia Selvaraj For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the 1st Respondent not to harass the petitioners, till 1st respondent takes steps to recover money from 2nd and 4th respondents and hands over the recovered money to 5th to 26th respondents based on FIR No.329 of 2018 dated 30.07.2018.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the first respondent.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the FIR No.329 of 2018 has been registered on 30.07.2018, as against the 2nd respondent namely Mr.Ravikumar. Now, the petitioner seeks for a direction to the first respondent not to harass the petitioners. The first respondent did not take any steps to recover the money from 2nd to 4th respondents and hand over the recovered money to the 5th to 26th respondents based on the FIR registered by the first respondent.

4. This Court cannot consider this kind of a prayer. Materials placed also reveals the fact that the petitioners also have to be enquired by the first respondent. Therefore, this Court directs the petitioner to co-operate with the investigation to be conducted by the first respondent.

5. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar lpp

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Team - V, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+2cc to Mr.I.Arokia Selvaraj, Advocate, S.R.No. 10477 Crl.O.P.No.2454 of 2019 VSN II(CO) GN(08/03/2019)