Madras High CourtCRL OP/17695/2021disposed of

Sister A.Seline Mary v. The Inspector Of Police

2021-10-01Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.10.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.17695 of 2021 Sister A. Seline Mary, D/o. Ambrose ... Petitioner/Defacto Complainant

Versus

The Inspector of Police, S-1 St.Thomas Mount Police Station, Chennai-600 016.

... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent to complete the investigation in Crime No.112 of 2018 registered under Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 r/w 501 I.P.C. and file the final report within time stipulated by the Hon'ble High Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Adinarayana Rao For Respondent : Mr.R.Vinothraja, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

(This case has been heard through Video Conference) This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent to complete the investigation and file the final report in FIR No.112/2018 pending on the file of the respondent within a time frame as stipulated by this Court.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing on behalf of the respondent police.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent has registered a case in the above said crime number on 16.05.2018, no final report is filed till date. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent Police would submit that the respondent police may be permitted to file a final report within a period of one month.

5. In view of the above, the respondent police is directed to either file a final report or closure report, as the case may be, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the defacto complainant.

6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rpp/nr To

1. The Inspector of Police, S-1 St.Thomas Mount Police Station, Chennai-600 016.

2. The Public Prosecutor,(Criminal Side) High Court, Madras.

CRL.O.P.No.17695 of 2021 sra[co] srg 12/10/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/