Madras High CourtCRL OP/7567/2020disposed of

Prabhu v. State Rep By

2020-06-15Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 15.06.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.7567 of 2020 and Crl.MP No.3934 of 2020 Prabhu ... Petitioner Vs.

The Inspector of Police Periyathachur Police Station, Periyathachur, Villupuram District.

... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.193/2019 registered by the Inspector of Police, Periyathachur Police Station, Periyathachur, Villupuram District, against the petitioner / accused for the alleged offences under Section 417, 306 of Indian Penal Code r/w Section 4 of the Tamilnadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Balakrishnan For Respondent : Mr.Prabakar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to investigate the above Crime No.193/2019 and to file a final report within a stipulated time frame, or any other order or orders as this Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the above case. 2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the respondent.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent has registered a case in the above said crime number, no final report is filed till date. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that the respondent police may be permitted to file a final report within a period of four 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 four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, under due intimation to the defacto complainant.

6.With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar Mpa To

1. The Inspector of Police Periyathachur Police Station, Periyathachur, Villupuram District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai-104 Crl.O.P.No.7567 of 2020 MG(CO) EU 10.7.2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/