Madras High CourtCRL RC/1185/2022dismissed

Elizhabeth Rajan v. The Inspector Of Police

2024-06-26Honourable Mr Justice M.Dhandapani4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.06.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI Dr.Elizabeth Rajan Represented through her Power of Attorney Mr.Aliff Sultan Fazelbhoy ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State Represented by its Inspector of Police, The CB - CID Kancheepuram Unit, Kancheepuram.

2.Ranjit Jacob 3.M/s.Oriental Hotels Ltd.

... Respondents Prayer:

Criminal Revision Case filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code, seeking to call for the records culminated in the order dated 18.02.2022 passed in the protest petition filed in Crl.M.P.No.70 of 2021 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Chengalpet and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondent Police to conduct further investigation and file the final report in Cr.No.1 of 2016 in accordance 1/4

with law.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.V.Balasubramaniam For Respondents : Mr.A.Gopinath for R1 Government Advocate (Crl. Side) Mrs.Lita Srinivasan for R2 Mr.R.Subramanian for R3

O R D E R

The criminal revision case has been filed seeking to set aside the the order dated 18.02.2022 passed in Crl.M.P.No.70 of 2021 by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Chengalpet and to consequently direct the respondent Police to conduct further investigation and to file the final report in Cr.No.1 of 2016 in accordance with law. 2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner filed complaint before the law enforcing agency and the law enforcing agency filed referred charge sheet in R.C.S.No.1 of 2020, against which the petitioner filed protest petition in Crl.M.P.No.70 of 2020 before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Chengalpet and the said petition was dismissed. Hence, without going into the merits of the case, it would suffice, if this Court permits the petitioner to file a private complaint against the offenders in the manner known to law.

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3.In view of the above, this criminal revision case is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to work out the remedy in the manner known to law.

26.06.2024 pri Index: Yes/ No Speaking Order: Yes/ No NCC: Yes/ No To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.1, Chengalpet.

2.The Inspector of Police, The CB - CID Kancheepuram Unit, Kancheepuram.

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M.DHANDAPANI,J.

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