Pragathish Karthik @ Pragathishakarthik v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.11.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA Crl.O.P.No.19278 of 2021 and Crl.M.P.No.10573 of 2021

1. Pragathish Karthik @ Pragathishakarthik

2. M.Vijayabaskaran

3. Shanmugapriya ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State Represented by the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Ponneri, Tiruvallur District.

(In Crime No.23 of 2021)

2. P.Bhuvaneswari

...Respondents

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records of the impugned First Information Report in Crime No.23 of 2021 on the file of the Respondent No.1 Police Station and quash the same as illegal and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr.S.M.A.Jinnah For 1st Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor 1/5

For 2nd Respondent : No appearance

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.23 of 2021 on the file of the 1st Respondent Police.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the 1st respondent and the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent.

3. On the complaint given by the 2nd respondent/defacto complainant, a case registered in Crime No.23 of 2021 against the petitioners / accused for the offences under Sections 498 (A), 323, 384, 451, 506 (2) of IPC and Section 4 of the Tamilnadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.

4. On perusal of records, it is seen that earlier the 2nd respondent herein has filed a petition in Crl.O.P.No.16635 of 2022 before this Court seeking a direction to the respondent Police to file final report in the very same Crime No.23 of 2021 and in which direction has been given to the respondent 2/5

Police to file final report within a period of four months. Hence, it is reliably learnt that investigation has already been completed and the charge sheet is pending for approval of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

5. In view of the present status of the case, I feet it is appropriate to direct the 1st respondent Police to complete the formalities of obtaining the aforesaid opinion and file the charge sheet within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 23.11.2022 vum Index:yes/No Speaking order / Non speaking order 3/5

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R.N.MANJULA,J.

vum To

1. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Ponneri, Tiruvallur District.

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

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