Navamani v. The Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.5854 of 2024 Navamani Petitioner vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvannamalai District.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Polur, Tiruvannamalai District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Peranamallur Police Station, Tiruvanamalai District Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to monitor the investigation conduct by the 3rd respondent with further direction to direct the 3rd respondent to alter the FIR by including the offence under secton 307, 302 of IPC in Cr.No.439/2018 and make an inquiry and to file an additional fresh F.I.R to file a final report within a stipulated period of time. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Sundarapandiyan For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondent police to alter the FIR and for adding those persons who are involved in the crime as accused persons. 2.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions would submit that the FIR was registered only on 22.09.2018 for an offence under Sections 294(b), 323, 324, 506(2) of IPC. The investigation is in progress. If in the course of investigation, the respondent police collect sufficient materials, the offenses will be altered accordingly and those involved in the crime will be shown as accused persons.

3. In view of the above submission, there shall be a direction to the respondent Police to continue with the investigation effectively and based on the materials collected during the course of investigation, either alter the FIR or file the final report by adding the necessary offences made out. All those persons against whom the offences are made out, shall be added as accused persons in the final report.

4. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

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1. The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvannamalai District.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Polur, Tiruvannamalai District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Peranamallur Police Station, Tiruvanamalai District

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras

N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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