Madras High CourtCRL OP/15601/2019disposed of

Sarath v. The State Rep.By

2019-06-27Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.06.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.15601 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.7738 of 2019 1.Sarath 2.Saran 3.Sanjai 4.Ezhil Arasu 5.Manoj 6.Sudhakar 7.Tirumurugan 8.Muthuraj 9.Chandra Babu 10.Ravichandran .. Petitioners vs.

1.The State Rep. By, Inspector of Police, Minjur Police Station, Tiruvallur District.

(Crime No.55 of 2016) 2.Muthulachmi .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records and quash the proceedings in Crime No.55 of 2016, pending on the file of the 1st Respondent. For Petitioners: Mr.S.Sucendran For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz (for R1) Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed to call for the records and quash the proceedings in Crime No.55 of 2016, pending on the file of the 1st Respondent.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent police. 3.The contentions put forward by the learned counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

appearing on behalf of the petitioners are purely factual in nature and this Court cannot venture into conducting a mini investigation into the matter and it therefore does not fall within the ambit of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. Any finding on facts will also have a bearing on the investigation conducted by the respondent Police.

4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation conducted by the respondent Police at this stage.

5. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the respondent Police is directed to proceed further with the investigation in accordance with law and complete the investigation and file a final report or a closure report, as the case may be, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vs To 1.The Inspector of Police, Minjur Police Station, Tiruvallur District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.15601 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.7738 of 2019 SPD(CO) GN(19/07/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/