Madras High CourtCRL OP/17408/2019disposed of

N.Ravikumar v. State

2019-07-11Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.07.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.OP.NO.17408 OF 2019 AND CRL.M.P.NO.8773 OF 2019 N.Ravikumar ... Petitioner/Accused vs.

1.State The Inspector of Police, Hosur Town Police Station, Krishnagiri District.

2.Block Development Officer, Hosur Panchayat Union, Hosur, Krishnagiri District.

.. Respondents/Defacto Complainant PRAYER:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and quash the FIR in Cr.No.554 of 2017, on the file of the Hosur Police Station, Krishnagiri District.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.P.Saravanan For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Addl.Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

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

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

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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 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 five months from the date of receipt of copy of the order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar KP To 1.The Inspector of Police, Hosur Town Police Station, Krishnagiri District.

2.Block Development Officer, Hosur Panchayat Union, Hosur, Krishnagiri District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.M.P.Saravanan, Advocate, S.R.No.59049 Crl.O.P.No.17408 of 2019 CA(CO) CS/14/08/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/