Madras High CourtCRL OP/7656/2024disposed of

R.Govindaraj v. The State Rep By

2024-03-27Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P. No.7656 of 2024 R.Govindaraj

...Petitioner

Vs State Rep. by: The Inspector of Police, R8, Vadapalani Police Station, Chennai District.

(Crime No.460 of 2019) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to issue appropriate direction directing the respondent to investigate the FIR in Crime No.480 of 2019, with an immediate effect and file the Final Report within a specific time to be stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Ramanareddy For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to issue appropriate direction directing the respondent to investigate the FIR in Crime No.480 of 2019, with an immediate effect and file the Final Report within a specific time to be stipulated by this Court.

2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor 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 on 09.11.2019, no final report is filed till date. 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 three months. 2/4

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 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.

27.03.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No ssr To 1.The Inspector of Police, R8, Vadapalani Police Station, Chennai District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J ssr Crl.O.P. No.7656 of 2024 27.03.2024 4/4