Thamarai Selvi v. State Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.02.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.4040 of 2024 Thamarai Selvi

...Petitioner

Vs.

Inspector of Police, S-7, Madipakkam Police Station, Madipakkam, Chennai 600 117.

...Respondent

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the respondent to complete the investigation in Cr.No.282 of 2023 on the file of the respondent and file the final report.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Joel For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran, APP

ORDER

This Criminal Original petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent to investigate the crime No.282 of 2023 dated 05.08.2023 and to file a final report within a stipulated period. 1/5

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

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent registered a case in the above said crime number on 05.08.2023, no final report is filed till date.

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 file either 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.

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To 1.Inspector of Police, S-7, Madipakkam Police Station, Madipakkam, Chennai 600 117.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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