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Madras High CourtCRL OP/16145/2023disposed of

Raghavan Ramachandran v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep.By

2023-07-19Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.16145 of 2023 Raghavan Ramachandran ... Petitioner Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by :

The Inspector of Police, R2- Kodambakkam Police Station (Crime) Kodambakkam, Chennai.

.. Respondent Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to issue necessary direction directing the respondent police to complete the investigation on the complaint of the petitioner registered in Crime No.685 of 2019 dated 29.11.2019 on the file of the respondent police and to file final report before the Jurisdictional court within the time fixed by this Hon'ble Court. 1/5

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sriram For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to investigate the above Crime No.685 of 2019 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 2/5

above said crime number on 29.11.2019, no final report is filed till date.

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 one month 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.

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To

1. The Inspector of Police, R2- Kodambakkam Police Station (Crime) Kodambakkam, Chennai.

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

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N.ANAND VENKATESH,J.

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