R. Velayudhan, v. The Commissioner Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.09.2016 Coram:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH Crl.O.P.No.20187 of 2016 R. Velayudhan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai City Police, Ponnamallee High Road, Egmore, Chennai.

2. The Inspector of Police, EDF-3, Team 21, Chennai City Crime Branch, O/o. The Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai.

3. Heritage Property Development Company Pvt. Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director Mr. V. Krishnaprasadh, Mehbubani towers, Flat No.B 1, Ground Floor, No.48, Dr.B.Narasimhan Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

4. V.Krishnaprasadh

5. Nirmala K. Prasadh

6. Murali Krishnaprasadh

7. REPCO BANK Asset Recovery Management Branch, REPCO TOWER, No.33, North Usman Road, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to issue direction to the 1st respondent to complete the investigation and initiate appropriate action as per law and against such accused persons as may be necessary on the complaint dated 12.08.2016, in Ref. C.No. 3664/CCB/Visitors/2016, within a specified period including registering an FIR in accordance with law.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.Divakaran For Respondent : Mr.C.Emalias No.1 & 2 Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This criminal original petition has been filed seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to complete the investigation and initiate appropriate action as per law, on the complaint dated 12.08.2016, in Ref. C.No. 3664/CCB/Visitors/2016.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent Nos. 1 & 2.

3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that on the complaint dated 12.08.2016 given by the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending before the Sub Inspector of Police, EDF-1, Team-II, Central Crime Branch, Chennai.

4. Under such circumstances, the Sub Inspector of Police, EDF-1, Team-II, Central Crime Branch, Chennai is directed to expeditiously conduct enquiry and follow the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttarpradesh and Others reported in (2014) 2 SCC 1. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is closed.

-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar

To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai City Police, Ponnamallee High Road, Egmore, Chennai.

2. The Inspector of Police, EDF-3, Team 21, Chennai City Crime Branch, O/o. The Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai.

3. The Sub Inspector of Police, EDF-1, Team-II, Central Crime Branch, Chennai.

4.The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras +1 cc to M/s.B.Divakaran Advocte sr 53525 Crl.O.P.No.20187 of 2016 aa21/09/2016