Manibalan v. State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.07.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and Crl.M.P.No.10425 of 2023 Manibalan .. Petitioner

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State rep. by, Inspector of Police, Kammapuram Police Station, Kammapuram, Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu.

.. Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the record and quash the F.I.R in Crime No.43 of 2020 on the file of the respondent Police against the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Ragul Kousik For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

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This petition has been filed to call for the records in Crime No.43 of 2020 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Kammapuram Police Station, Kammapuram, Cuddalore district and quash the same.

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 are 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.

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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 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

24.07.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

2. The Inspector of Police, Kammapuram Police Station, Kammapuram, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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