Sangita Reddy v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.08.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI Crl.O.P.Nos.15949 and 20117 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.15528 of 2019 Ms.Sangita Reddy .. Petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.15949/2019/1st Accused Dr.K.Prabakar .. Petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.20117/2019/3rd Accused Vs.

1. The Inspector of Police, Kancheepuram Police Station, District Crime Branch, Kancheepuram 631 501. ... 1st Respondent/Respondent

2. Ms.Beena Priscilla .. 2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant COMMON PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records of the FIR bearing No.14 of 2019 dated 08.05.2019 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same as against the petitioner. For Petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.15949/2019 : Mr.Maimoona Badsha Senior Counsel For Petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.20117/2019 : Mr.S.D.S.Phillip For 1st respondent in both petitions : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For 2nd respondent in both petitions : Ms.Rebecca John, Senior Counsel for Mrs.Lita Srinivasan C O M M O N O R D E R These petitions have been filed by the petitioners to call for the records of the FIR bearing No.14 of 2019 dated 08.05.2019, on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same as against the petitioner.

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2. Though very many grounds have been raised in the petition, however, learned Senior counsel, appearing for the petitioners submitted that this Court may permit the petitioner to place entire materials before the law enforcing agency at the time of enquiry and prays this Court to issue direction to the respondent Police not to harass the petitioner under the guise of enquiry.

3. The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent / defacto complainant submitted that the Defacto complainant may also permitted to place all the relevant materials for investigation before the law enforcing agency during the time enquiry.

4. In view of the limited relief sought for and the consent expressed by the respective learned Senior Counsel, appearing on either side, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, issues a direction to the respondent Police to conclude the enquiry within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the respective parties shall also cooperate with the investigation and shall file the materials available with them at the time of enquiry and it is needless to state that the respondent police shall not harass the petitioner.

5. These Criminal Original Petitions are disposed of with the above observations.

Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sk To

1. The Inspector of Police, Kancheepuram Police Station, District Crime Branch, Kancheepuram 631 501.

2. The Public Prosecutor (Crl.Side), High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.Nos.15949 and 20117 of 2019 SRA (CO) K.RK. (28.09.2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/