Madras High CourtCRL OP/1175/2018disposed of

R.Dhanapal M/A 47 Years, v. The State Rep By Its,

2021-02-24Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.1175 of 2018 and Crl.M.P No.414 of 2018 R.Dhanapal ..Petitioner/Accused .vs.

1. State : Inspector of Police, R-2, Kodambakkam Police Station, Chennai.

2. V.Sekar South India TV Outdoor Unit Technicians Union, Represented by its President, 4B/1, Asoka Avenue, Kodambakkam, Chennai-24.

..Respondents/Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and quash the F.I.R. In Crime No.1881 of 2015 pending on the file of 1st Respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.K.S.Gandhi For Respondents: Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate for R1 Mr.G.Mohanakrishnan for R2

ORDER

This petition has been filed to call for the records in Crime No.1881 of 2015 on the file of the respondent police and quash the same.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the first 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 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 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 one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kal To

1. The Inspector of Police, R-2, Kodambakkam Police Station, Chennai.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

Crl.O.P No.1175 of 2018 and Crl.M.P No.414 of 2018 GPL(CO) RMP(16/03/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/