The Director General Of Police v. R.Karthikeyan
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 20.02.2025
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN in WP No.33520 of 2022 The Director General of Police, Head of Police Force, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004 ... Petitioner / 2nd respondent vs.
1. Karthikeyan ... 1st respondent/petitioner
2. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, St. George Fort, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
... 2nd respondent / 1st respondent
3. The District Collector, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.
4. The Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.
5. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Vikkiramangalam Police Station, Ariyalur District. [Cr.No.254 of 2022]
6. The Joint Director, 1/5
Central Bureau Investigation, Thousand Lights, Chennai.
... Respondents 3 to 6 / Respondents 3 to 6 PRAYER: The Writ Miscellaneous Petition is filed to extend the time for a further period of three months to complete the investigation and to file final report before the Court concerned as per the direction given by this Court in WP No.33520 of 2022 and WMP No.32969 of 2022 dated 24.01.2023.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For Respondents : Mr.K.Balu (for R1)
ORDER
This Court by order dated 24.01.2023 had allowed the writ petition directing transfer of investigation to CBCID and the investigation be conducted by a police officer in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. This Court had further directed that the investigation shall be completed within a period of three months. Therefore, the petitioner has filed this Writ Miscellaneous Petition seeking for extension of time.
2. While the matter was pending adjudication, the CBCID have 2/5
filed a final report closing the case as 'mistake of fact'. Hence, nothing survives for adjudication in the petition seeking extension of time.
3. At this juncture, the learned counsel for the 1st respondent would submit that the 1st respondent has filed a protest petition in Crl.M.P.No.1669 of 2024 before the learned Magistrate and the same is pending adjudication and sought for a direction to the learned Magistrate to dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible.
4. Considering the request made by the learned counsel, the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Jayankondam is directed to dispose of the protest petition i.e., Crl.M.P.No.1669 of 2024 on merits and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. 3/5
5. With the above direction, the Writ Miscellaneous Petition stands disposed of.
20.02.2025 ars To
1. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
2. The Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, St. George Fort, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
3. The District Collector, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.
4. The Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.
5. The Inspector of Police, Vikkiramangalam Police Station, Ariyalur District.
6. The Joint Director, Central Bureau Investigation, Thousand Lights, Chennai.
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SUNDER MOHAN. J., ars in WP No.33520 of 2022 20.02.2025 5/5