Mr.Debadatta Sahu, v. The State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.08.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.N. PRAKASH CRL. O.P. No.12395 of 2018 Debadatta Sahu Petitioner vs.

The State represented by The Inspector of Police D-2, Anna Salai Police Station Chennai - 600 002 (Cr.No.894 of 2016) Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to issue a direction to the respondent to complete the investigation and file final report in F.I.R.No.894 of 2016 dated 14.04.2016.

For petitioner Mr. S.V.D.Rajendra Prasad For respondent Mr. C.Iyyappa Raj Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been preferred seeking a direction to the respondent to complete the investigation and file a final report in F.I.R.No.894 of 2016 dated 14.04.2016. 2.

On the complaint lodged by the petitioner, the respondent police have registered a case in Cr.No.894 of 2016 on 14.04.2016 for the offences under Sections 406 and 420 IPC. 3.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the police have arrested two accused and the investigation is in progress.

4.

Taking into consideration, the nature of the allegations in the F.I.R, this Court cannot issue a direction to the respondent police to complete the investigation in a time bound manner. However, the respondent police is directed to complete the investigation expeditiously and file either a https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

closure report or a charge sheet, as the case may be, under due intimation to the de facto complainant, provided there is no legal impediment.

With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar cad/sni To 1 The Inspector of Police D-2, Anna Salai Police Station, Chennai - 600 002 2 The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104 Crl.O.P. No.12395 of 2018 TR(14/08/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/