C.Srinivasan, 34 Years, v. The State Rep By Its,

THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 17.09.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI Crl.O.P.No.13960 of 2018 and Crl.M.P.No.7193 of 2018 1.C.Srinivasan 2.P.Chinnaraj 3.Rajeswari 4.Kuralmani ... Petitioners/Accused ..Vs..

1. State of Tamil Nadu rep.by the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, (Cr.No.15 of 2014) Salem.

2. The Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Salem.

3. V.Venugopal ... Respondents Prayer:

Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the entire records in Cr.No.15 of 2014 on the file of the Central Crime Branch, Salem, now pending with the City Crime Branch, Salem and quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.D.Shivakumaran For R1 & R2 : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R3 : Mr.T.Gobinath

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the petitioners to call for the entire records in Cr.No.15 of 2014, on the file of the

Central Crime Branch, Salem, now pending with the City Crime Branch, Salem and quash the same.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are in-laws of the defacto complainant and there was a matrimonial dispute in between A1 and the defacto complainant, for which, the in-laws were falsely implicated in the above said Crime Number.

3. Though very many grounds have been raised in this petition, the, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that this Court may permit the petitioners to place entire materials before the law enforcing agency at the time of enquiry and prays this Court to issue direction to the respondent Police not to harass the petitioners under the guise of enquiry.

4. In view of the limited relief sought for by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, issues a direction to the respondent Police to conclude the enquiry in Cr.No.15 of 2014, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the respective parties shall also cooperate with the investigation and shall file the materials available with them at the time of enquiry and it is needless to state that the respondent police shall not harass the petitioner.

5. These Criminal Original Petitions are disposed of with the above observations. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sk To 1.

The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Salem.

2.

The Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Salem.

3.

The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

+1cc to Mr.D.Shivakumaran, Advocate, S.R.No.48016 +1cc to Mr.T.Gobinath, Advocate, S.R.No.47485 Crl.O.P.No.13960 of 2018 and Crl.M.P.No.7193 of 2018 RSV(CO) CS/20/10/2021