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N.R.N.Neethimohan v. The Inspector Of Police

2019-06-20Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.06.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.OP No.15898 of 2019 & Crl.M.P.No.7931 of 2019 N.R.N.Neethimohan .. Petitioner vs.

1.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Tiruvarur Town Police Station, Tiruvarur, Tiruvarur District.

2.Pandiyan .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in Crime No.171 of 2019 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.J.Jawahar, B.

For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1 No appearance for R2

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the FIR registered by the first respondent Police and which is pending investigation.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the first respondent.

3.The contentions put forward by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner is 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 first respondent Police at this stage.

5. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the first respondent Police is directed to proceed further with the investigation in Cr.No.171 of 2019, 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 six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is dismissed.

20.06.2019 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No To 1.The Inspector of Police, Tiruvarur Town Police Station, Tiruvarur, Tiruvarur District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

N.ANAND VENKATESH, . J.

kal Crl.OP No.15898 of 2019 & Crl.M.P.No.7931 of 2019 20.06.2019