Julien Anselme Marie Antoine Lebrunie v. The Station House Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.02.2019 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.5014 of 2019 Julien Anselme Marie Antoine Lebrunie ... Petitioner Vs.

The Station House Officer, Grand Bazaar Police Station, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Puducherry.

... Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to direct the respondent to file final form report/charge sheet in Crime No.282 of 2017 (wrongly mentioned as 2018) within the stipulated time frame as may be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.Prakash Adiapadam For Respondent : Mr.V.Balamurugane Additional Public Prosecutor (Pondicherry)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent to file a final report/charge sheet in Crime No.282 of 2017 within a stipulated time frame that may be fixed by this Court.

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

3.Whenever any information in relation to commission of cognizable or non cognizable offence is received, the police officer shall, adhere to the procedure contemplated under Sections 154 & 155 of the Criminal Procedure Code and after conducting necessary enquiry/investigation, file final report under Section 173 of Cr.P.C. Such investigation under Chapter https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

XII of the Criminal Procedure Code shall be completed without any unnecessary delay. The delay in filing a final report in the present case is inordinate and unjustified. Hence, it would be appropriate to direct the Investigating Officer to file a final report within a stipulated time, if not already filed. 4.Considering the facts and circumstance of the case, this Court directs the respondent police to complete the investigation in Crime No.282 of 2017 pending on his file and file a final report within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mkn/sai To 1.The Station House Officer, Grand Bazaar Police Station, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Puducherry.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to to Mr.Prakash Adiapadam, Advocate Sr.18123 +1cc to the Public Prosecutor, for Puducherry, Sr.No.17395 Crl.O.P.No.5014 of 2019 pm[co] srg 27/03/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/