Zakir Hussain v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.03.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.8326 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.4455 of 2019 Zakir Hussain

...Petitioner

Vs.

State by The Inspector of Police, Traffic Investigation Wing (TIW), Anna Square Police Station, Chennai.

...Respondent

PRAYER:Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. , to direct the respondent police to complete the investigation in Cr.No.68 of 2019 pending on the file of the respondent and to file the final report expeditiously. For Petitioner : Mr.Manoj Sreevalsan For Respondents : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondent police to complete the investigation in Crime No.68 of 2019 pending on the file of the respondent and to file the final report expeditiously.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for the respondent.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that, on 04.02.2019 around 7.30 P.M., petitioner was driving his two wheeler TVS Scooty bearing registration No.TN 06 L 0826 alone in Peters Road Royapettah Hospital flyover. While he was nearing Bharat Scan a speeding two wheeler unknown vehicle was hit and met with an accident and subsequently he got severe injuries and his leg was totally severed and took treatment in Royapettah Government Hospital with the help of one auto driver. He would further submitted that he failed to note down the registration https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

number of the accused vehicle. Thereafter, the case was registered in Crime No.68 of 2019, for the offences under sections 279 and 338 IPC and Sections 134(a), 134(b) and 187 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Further, the respondent took up the investigation and no effective steps have been taken to trace out the accused vehicle.

4.Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, this Court inclined to direct the respondent police to seize the CCTV footage, and on the basis of CCTV footage, to conduct proper enquiry and file a final report within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5.With the above observation, this Criminal Original petition stands disposed of. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous petition is also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mpa/vsn To

1. The Inspector of Police, Traffic Investigation Wing (TIW), Anna Square Police Station, Chennai.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 cc to Mr.Manoj Sreevalsan, Advocate, S.R.No.29549 Crl.O.P.No.8326 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.4455 of 2019 BS(CO) SSM(09/05/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/