Venkatachalam v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.01.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.19338 of 2020 Venkatachalam ... Petitioner vs.

Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai.

(Crime No.401/2018) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respendent police to conduct proper investigation and file a final report under Section 173 of Cr.P.C. in Crime No.401 of 2018 on the file of Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Balaji For Respondent : Mr.Mohammed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to investigate the Crime No.401 of 2018 and to file a final report within a stipulated time frame, or any other order or orders as this Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the above case.

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

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent has registered a case in the above said crime number on 13.06.2018, no final report is filed till date.

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4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent 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 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(CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jv To

1. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai.

(Crime No.401/2018) 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

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