Jayalalitha v. The State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.07.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.OP No.17361 of 2019 and Crl MP No.8748 of 2019 Jayalalitha .. Petitioner .Vs.

1.The State rep.by The Inspector of Police, Arakkonam Taluk Police Station, Vellore District.

2.D.Margret ..Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records pending on the file of the 1st respondent police namely Inspector of Police, Arakkonam Taluk, Vellore District in Cr.No.193 of 2019 and the quash the criminal proceedings.

For Petitioner : Mr.E.Kannadasan For R 1 : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, APP

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.

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. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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

Sd/- Deputy Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar KP To 1.The State rep.by The Inspector of Police, Arakkonam Taluk Police Station, Vellore District.

2.Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.E.Kannadasan, Advocate, S.R.No.55634 Crl.OP No.17361 of 2019 LN(CO) RRS(01/08/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/