Madras High CourtCRL OP/6743/2024dismissed

V.Sindhu v. The State Rep By

2024-03-20Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and Crl.M.P.No.4950 of 2024 V.Sindhu D/o.Latha ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State represented by Inspector of Police, E-3 Saravanampatti Police Station, Coimbatore City.

2.Prabakaran S/o.C.Kaliyappan ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure pleased to call for the records of the FIR in Crime No.104 of 2024 dated 16.02.2024 pending on the file of first respondent and to quash the same insofar as the petitioner is concerned. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Balasubramaniam For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor [R1] ***** 1/4

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.104 of 2024 on the file of first respondent.

2. Heard Mr.K.Balasubramaniam, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for first respondent.

3. The contentions put forth 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. This Court must also bear in mind the parameters laid down by the Apex Court in Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt.Ltd., case reported in 2021 SCC Online SC 315. 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 Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation conducted by the respondent Police at this stage.

In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the 2/4

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, as expeditiously as possible. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 20.03.2024 Speaking Order/Non-speaking Order Index :Yes/No gm To 1.The Inspector of Police, E-3 Saravanampatti Police Station, Coimbatore City.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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