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Madras High CourtCRL OP/17646/2023dismissed

C.Deepak v. The State Represented By

2023-08-11Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH C.M.P.No.11584 of 2023

1. C.Deepak, S/o.Chokkalingam

2. R.Chokkalingam, S/o.Ramasamy Gounder

3. C.Susil @ Sulochana W/o.Chokkalingam

...Petitioners

Vs

1. The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Kadathur Police Station, Erode District, (Cr.No.256/2022)

2. K.M.Lakshmi ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, praying to call for the records culminating Cr.No.256 of 2022, pending on the file of the Kadathur Police Station, Erode District, quash the same.

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For Petitioners : Mr.S.Bharanidharan For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor[R1] *****

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.256 of 2022 on the file of first respondent.

2. Heard Mr.S.Bharanidharan learned counsel appearing for petitioners and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for first respondent.

3. The contentions put forward by learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioners are purely factual in nature and this Court cannot venture into conducting a mini investigation into the matter and it therefore does not fall within the ambit of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Any finding on facts will also have a bearing on the investigation conducted by the respondent Police.

4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined 2/4

to interfere with the investigation conducted by the respondent Police at this stage.

In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the respondent Police is directed to proceed further with the investigation in accordance with law and complete the investigation and file a final report or a closure report, as the case may be, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

11.08.2023 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No mp To

1. The Inspector of Police, Kadathur Police Station, Erode District,

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J 3/4

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