Lilly Emima Amirtha @ Amirtha v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH

1. Mrs.Lilly Emima Amirtha @ Amirtha

2. G.Yesudoss .. Petitioners Vs.

1. State Rep.By.

The Inspector of Police (Crime) Maduravoyal Police Station, Chennai - 600 095.

(Crime No.509 of 2019)

2. Mrs.A.Tamilselvi ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, pleased to direct the first respondent herein to conduct further investigation in Cr.No.509 of 2019 on the file of the first respondent police, by sending the documents bearing Nos.60AB 473224 and 60AB 473225 respectively with serial No.56518 and 56519 which are printed in Rs.20/- non judicial stamp papers to the forensic sciences Department for verification of the signature of the petitioner namely Mrs.Y.Lilly Emima Amirtha @ 1/5

Amirtha and her husband namely Mr.G.Yesudoss. For Petitioners : Mr.C.Sivanesan For Respondent No.1 : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor *****

O R D E R

This petition has been filed for a direction to the 1st respondent to conduct further investigation in Crime No.509 of 2019 by sending the disputed documents for expert opinion. 2.

Heard Mr.C.Sivanesan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.Damodaran, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondents. 3.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that the 1st respondent has already called upon the Defacto complainant to furnish the original documents in order to get the expert opinion and that till date there has been no co2/5

operation on the side of the defacto complainant. In view of the same, the 1st respondent is not in a position to make any progress in the investigation.

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In the considered view of this Court, the FIR has been registered in the year 2019 and till date, the final report has not been filed. As a last chance, the investigation officer shall send a notice to the defacto complainant seeking for the original documents in order to get the expert opinion. If no co-operation is forth coming, it is left open to the investigation officer to complete the investigation and file a final report or the closure report as the case may be. In any event, the investigation shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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This Criminal original petition is disposed of accordingly. 12.07.2023 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No rka To

1. The Inspector of Police (Crime) Maduravoyal Police Station, Chennai - 600 095.

2. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.

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