Madras High CourtCRL OP/8995/2020closed

V.Karthikeyan v. State Rep.By

2020-07-16Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.07.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.OP.No.8995 of 2020 V.Karthikeyan ... Petitioner Vs.

State rep.by, The Inspector of Police, D2 Pallapatty Police Station, Salem District.

... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C., praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest by D2 Pallapatty Police Station, Pallapatty, Salem under section 324, 506 (ii) of Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of TamilNadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act based on the complaint given by the defacto complainant pending investigation on the file of the Respondent police.

For Petitioner : M/s.K.Sudalai Kannu B.Aravinthraj For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(This case has been heard through video conference) The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that petition enquiry against the petitioner is pending on the complaint of one P. Selvi in CSR No.444 of 2020.

2. The respondent police has to issue notice under Section 41(A) of Cr.P.C., to the petitioners. The petitioners are directed to appear before the respondent police and the Investigation Officer has to conduct the enquiry by strictly following the procedures therein. The Investigation Officer is to either register a First Information Report or close the complaint by 14.08.2020. If the Investigation Officer has grounds to arrest the petitioners, then he has to state the reasons in writing and communicate the same to the petitioners and in that case, the petitioners are at liberty to file necessary application before this Court seeking anticipatory bail. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

3. With this observation, this Criminal Original Petition is closed.

-sd/- 16/07/2020 This order, on being produced, be punctually observed and carried into execution by all concerned TRUE COPY Sub-Assistant Registrar (Statistics/C.S.) High Court, Madras - 600 104.

TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, D2 PALLAPATTY POLICE STATION, SALEM DISTRICT.

2 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

+1 CC to M/S.K.SUDALAI KANNU Advocate on payment of necessary charges SR.No.5723 CRL OP.8995/2020 Date :16/07/2020 cs 21/07/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/