Babu v. The Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.12.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T. RAVINDRAN Crl.O.P.No. 19618 of 2020 Babu S/o. Moideen Abdullah

...Petitioner

.Vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police Ranipet, Ranipet District

2. The Inspector of Police Kaveripakkam Police Station Ranipet District

...Respondents

Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., praying to direct the 2nd respondent to file a final report in Crime No.440/2015 on the file of the 2nd respondent within the time stipulated as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Rajendiran For Respondents: Ms.M.Prabhavathi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The Criminal Original Petition has been laid by the petitioner seeking for a direction to the second respondent to file the final report in Crime No.440/2015 pending on the file of the second respondent within a specific time frame.

2. According to the petitioner inasmuch as no action had been taken by the respondent based on the complaint lodged by him, he had been necessitated to prefer necessary Criminal original Petitions before the High Court and also forced to prefer the Contempt Petition and only thereafter, the case had come to be registered by the respondent in Crime No.440/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471 IPC. It is further stated that despite registration of the case, no further progress has been made by the respondent to conclude the investigation and file the final report and the matter is kept unnecessarily pending and hence seeking for appropriate direction, the present Criminal Original Petition has been laid.

3. At the time when the matter is taken up for hearing, the Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that a suitable direction https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

may be given to the second respondent to complete the investigation within a stipulated time and file the final report in accordance with law.

4. Considering the abovesaid factors, in the fitness of things and in the interest of justice, I am of the considered opinion that the second respondent should be directed to complete the investigation and file the final report as per law within a particular time frame.

5. Taking into consideration the abovesaid factors, the second respondent is directed to conclude the investigation in Crime No.440/2015 and file the final report before the jurisdictional court in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

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

1. The Superintendent of Police Ranipet, Ranipet District.

2. The Inspector of Police Kaveripakkam Police Station Ranipet District .

3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

+1cc to Mr.M.Rajendiran, Advocate, S.R.No.40250 Crl.O.P.No.19618 of 2020 rr ii (19/01/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/