Mangalam v. The Commissioner Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 16.02.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Mangalam W/o.Abraham ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Commissioner of Police, No.132, EVK Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.
2.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, No.140, Kutchery Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.
3.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Kutchery Road, Madhava Perumal Puram, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 004.
4.The Inspector of Police, Kutchery Road, Madhava Perumal Puram, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 004.
... Respondents Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to direct the fourth respondent to file a final report before the concerned Judicial Magistrate within the time stipulated for the offences u/s.294(b), 341, 323, 506(i) IPC and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of 1/4
Harassment of Women Act, 2002, in connection with Crime No.64 of 2023 dated 04.02.2023 on the file of the respondents. For Petitioner : Mr.Arun Kasi For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor *****
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to file final report in Crime No.64 of 2023 pending on the file of respondents.
2. Heard Mr.Arun Kasi, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent police has registered a case in the above said crime number on 04.02.2023, no final report is filed till date. 2/4
4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the respondent police may be permitted to file a final report within a period of two 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 two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the de facto complainant.
With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.
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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.
gm To 1.The Commissioner of Police, No.132, EVK Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.
2.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, No.140, Kutchery Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.
3.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Kutchery Road, Madhava Perumal Puram, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 004.
4.The Inspector of Police, Kutchery Road, Madhava Perumal Puram, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 004.
5.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.
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