Lakshmi v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.02.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P. No.2848 of 2024 Mrs.Lakshmi

...Petitioners

Vs 1.State by: The Inspector of Police, E5, Foreshore Estate Police Station, Chennai - 28.

2.Gopinath 3.Bharathraj 4.Kanagavalli ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the first respondent to expedite the investigation and complete the investigation and file final report before the trial court . For Petitioner : Mr.J.William Shakesphere For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the first respondent to expedite the investigation and complete the investigation and file final report before the trial court .

2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the 1st 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 03.09.2022, no final report is filed till date.

4.The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent would submit that the respondent police may be permitted to file a final report within a period of three 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 three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the defacto 2/4

complainant.

6.With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. 12.02.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No ssr To 1.The Inspector of Police, E5, Foreshore Estate Police Station, Chennai - 28.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J ssr Crl.O.P. No.2848 of 2024 12.02.2024 4/4