Murugan v. State Represented By
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 20.08.2019
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.21465 of 2019 Murugan ... Petitioner Vs.
1.State Represented by Inspector of Police, Cheyyur Police Station, Kancheepuram District.
(Crime No.502 of 2017) ...1st Respondent/Complainant 2.E.Sangeetha ...2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records relating to the Crime No.502 of 2017, on the file of the Respondent Cheyyur Police, Kancheepuram District and Quash the same. For Petitioner : M/s.Shaikh Mehrunnisa For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz (for R1) Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
This petition has been filed to call for the records relating to the Crime No.502 of 2017, on the file of the Respondent Cheyyur Police, Kancheepuram District and Quash the same.
2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent police.
3.The contentions put forward by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner 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 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 Crime No.502 of 2017 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 a copy of this order.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Insp cell) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vs/jas To 1.The Inspector of Police, Cheyyur Police Station, Kancheepuram District.
2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
VG1(CO) CB(26/09/2019) Crl.O.P.No.21465 of 2019