Madras High CourtCRL OP/16542/2019disposed of

Kuttilingam @ Kutthalingam v. State Rep. By

2019-06-27Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.06.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.16542 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.8317 of 2019 Kuttiligam @ Kutthalingam .. Petitioner vs.

1.State rep. by Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF - II, Team IV, Chennai-7.

CCB Crime No.540 of 2018 2.M.Shivakumar .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records in Crime No.540 of 2018 pending on the file of the 1st Respondent Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai, Vepery-600 007 and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.Palaninathan P.

For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz (for R1) Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed to call for the records in Crime No.540 of 2018 pending on the file of the 1st Respondent Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai, Vepery-600 007 and quash the same.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent police. 3.The contentions put forward by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner are purely factual in nature and this Court cannot venture into conducting a mini https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 respondent Police at this stage.

5.In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the respondent Police is directed to proceed further with the investigation 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 four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar vs To 1.The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF - II, Team IV, Chennai-7.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.16542 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.8317 of 2019 KK(CO) SP(15/07/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/