Madras High CourtCRL OP/15541/2023disposed of

E.Mugunthan v. State Rep By

2023-07-11Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH E.Mugunthan

...Petitioner

Vs State rep by 1.The Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

2.The Inspector of Police, B-3 Kanchi Taluk Police Station, Kancheepuram District.

Crime No.117 of 2023 ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, praying to direct the 2nd respondent to investigate the case in Crime No.117 of 2023 and to file a final report under Section 173(2) of Cr.P.C. before the jurisdictional Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Jayaprathap For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent to investigate the case in Crime No.117 of 2023 and to file a final report under Section 173(2) of Cr.P.C. before the jurisdictional Court.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the second respondent police has registered a case in the above said crime number on 22.02.2023, no final report is filed till date.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the respondent police may be permitted to file a final report within a period of three months.

5. In view of the above, the second 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 2/4

intimation to the de-facto complainant.

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

11.07.2023 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No rsi To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

2.The Inspector of Police, B-3 Kanchi Taluk Police Station, Kancheepuram District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J rsi 11.07.2023 4/4