Fr.George Stephen v. The Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Criminal Original Petition No.5717 of 2024 Fr.George Stephen, S/o.Stephen ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Commissioner of Police, Tambaram Police Commissionerate.

2. The Inspector of Police, P - 12, Peerkkankaranai Police Station, Chennai.

3. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, ACP - II, Team - I, Tambaram Police Commissioner Office, Sholinganallur, Chennai - 600 119.

... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the respondents herein, particularly the third respondent to expedite the investigation and laid the charge sheet in Crime No.102 of 2022 before the concerned court in time frame fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.V.Muthu Visakan For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor ***** 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the third respondent to file final report in Crime No.102 of 2022.

2. Heard Mr.K.V.Muthu Visakan, 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 has registered a case in the above said crime number on 12.03.2022, no final report is filed till date.

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 three 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 three (3) 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 2/4

disposed of.

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1. The Commissioner of Police, Tambaram Police Commissionerate.

2. The Inspector of Police, P - 12, Peerkkankaranai Police Station, Chennai.

3. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, ACP - II, Team - I, Tambaram Police Commissioner Office, Sholinganallur, Chennai - 600 119.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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