Madras High CourtCRL OP/21081/2019disposed of

Rev.N.Kaviraj George v. The State By

2019-08-06Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.08.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.OP No.21081 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.10877 of 2019 Rev.N.Kaviraj George

...Petitioner/

Accused No.3 vs.

1. The State by Inspector of Police, C-2, Race Course Police Station, Coimbatore City Police, Coimbatore.

.. 1st Respondent/Complainant

2. Rev.N.Charles Samraj ...2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant PRAYER:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and quash the FIR in Cr.No.148 of 2019, on the file of the 1st respondent Police.

For Petitioner : Mr.Immanuel A.

For 1st Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Addl.Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the FIR registered by the respondent Police and which is pending investigation.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

3. The contentions put forward by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner is purely factual in nature and this Court cannot venture into conducting a mini https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

investigation into the matter and it therefore does not fall within the ambit of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of 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 to interfere with the investigation conducted by the respondent Police at this stage.

5. 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 three months from the date of receipt of copy of the order. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Deputy Registrar (CJ Conf.) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar KP To

1. The Inspector of Police, C-2, Race Course Police Station, Coimbatore City Police, Coimbatore.

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

+1cc to Mr.Immanuel.A, Advocate, S.R.No.67370 Crl.OP.No.21081 of 2019 CA(CO) CS/25/09/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/