Govindammal v. State Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 31.07.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Govindammal .. Petitioner

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The Inspector of Police, Sankar Nagar Police Station, Sankar Nagar, Pammal, Chennai - 600 075.

.. Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent to file a Final Report in Crime No.639 of 2021, dated 28.09.2021 on the file of the respondent accordance with law.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Ramalingam For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondent to file a Final Report in Crime No.639 of 2021, dated 28.09.2021 on the file of the respondent in accordance with law.

2. Heard Mr.V.Ramalingam, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent.

3. The learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent Police has registered a case in the above said crime number on 28.09.2021, no Final Report is filed till date.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent would submit that the respondent Police may be permitted to file a Final Report within a period of three months.

5. In view of the above, the respondent Police is directed to either file a Final Report or a Closure Report, as the case may be, within a period of 2/4

three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the de-facto complainant.

6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed off.

31.07.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Inspector of Police, Sankar Nagar Police Station, Sankar Nagar, Pammal, Chennai - 600 075.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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