C.Praveen Kumar v. The Inspector Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 11.02.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI Crl.O.P.No.19779 of 2014 and MP.Nos. 1 & 2 of 2014 1.C.Praveen Kumar 2.Chinnaraj 3.Palaniammal 4.Baskar ..Petitioners Vs.
1.The State rep. by Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Kangayam, Tiruppur District.
Cr.NO.10/2014 2.S.Kalaivani ..Respondents/Complainants Prayer: Petitions filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.10 of 2014 pending on the file of All Women Police Station, Kangayam, Thirupur District and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Guruprasad For Respondent :.Mr.C.Iyyapparaj, APP for R1
ORDER
This criminal original petition has been filed seeking to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.10 of 2014 pending on the file of All Women Police Station, Kangayam, Thirupur District and quash the same.
2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are arrayed as A1 to A5 in Crime No.10 of 2014 for the alleged offence under Sections147, 323, 498 (A) of IPC and Section 4 of the TamilNadu Prevention of Women Harassment Act and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act based on the complaint given by the second respondent herein. He would further submit that A2 is the Father in law, A3 is the Mother in law, A4 is the Brother in law and A5 is the Daughter in law of the A1's Aunty and they do not have any participation 1/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
in the crime committed by A1. He would further submit that F.I.R. was registered at the instance of the wife. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would further submit that, it would suffice, if this Court permits the petitioners to furnish the particulars before the law enforcing agency to prove their innocence and issue direction to the law enforcing agency to complete the investigation within a time frame.
4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor concedes to the request made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and on instructions, he would further submit that the investigation will be completed within the time frame fixed by this Court.
5.Considering the limited request made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, this Court without going into the merits of the case, is inclined to issue direction to the law enforcing agency to complete the investigation in Crime No.10 of 2014, after giving opportunity to the petitioners, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioners are directed to co-operate with the law enforcing agency for early completion of the investigation.
6.This criminal original petition is disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are also closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The All Women Police Station, Kangayam, Thirupur District.
2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
+1 cc to M/s.M.Guruprasad,Advocate Sr.No. 11515 AKM/13.03.2020/2P-4C / Crl.O.P.No.19779 of 2014 and MP.Nos. 1 & 2 of 2014 2/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/