Madras High CourtCRL OP/3382/2021disposed of

P.N.Rakesh Kannan v. The State Rep.By

2021-02-22Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.OP.No.3382 of 2021 and Crl.MP.No.1962 of 2021 P.N.Rakesh Kannan

...Petitioner/Accused

.Vs.

1.The State rep.by The Inspector of Police, Pallipalayam Police Station, Namakkal District.

2.Sivakumar ..Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and to quash the FIR dated 21.02.2020 in a Crime No.93 of 2020, on the file of the 1st respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Mohana Krishnan For Respondents : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate for R 1

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.93 of 2020, on the file of the 1st respondent Police.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the 1st respondent.

3.The contentions put forward by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner are purely factual in nature and this Court cannot venture into conducting a mini investigation into the matter and it therefore does not fall https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

within the ambit of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. Any finding on facts will also have a bearing on the investigation conducted by the respondent Police.

4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation conducted by the respondent Police at this stage.

5. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the 1st respondent Police is directed to proceed further with the investigation in accordance with law and complete the investigation and file a final report or a closure report, as the case may be, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Asst.Registrar (CS IX) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar KP To 1.The Inspector of Police, Pallipalayam Police Station, Namakkal District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

CRL.O.P.No.3382 of 2021 GMR(CO) NRA(09/03/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/