Madras High CourtCRL OP/17091/2023disposed of

P.Praveen Kumar v. The State, Rep. By

2023-07-31Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 31.07.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH P.Praveen Kumar .. Petitioner

Versus

1. The State, Rep. by The Commissioner of Police, O/o. Commissioner of Police, Veppery, Chennai - 600 007.

2. The State, Rep. by Inspector of Police, M-3, Puzhal Police Station, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

.. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the second respondent to file a Final Report in Crime No.736 of 2022 pending on the file of the second respondent within a time framed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Elayaraja For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the second respondent to file a Final Report in Crime No.736 of 2022 pending on the file of the second respondent within a time framed by this Court.

2. Heard Mr.N.Elayaraja, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents.

3. The learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent Police has registered a case in the above said crime number on 08.09.2022, no Final Report is filed till date.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents 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 a Closure Report, as the case may be, within a period of 2/4

three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the de-facto complainant.

6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed off.

31.07.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Commissioner of Police, O/o. Commissioner of Police, Veppery, Chennai - 600 007.

2. The Inspector of Police, M-3, Puzhal Police Station, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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