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Madras High CourtCRL OP/20955/2019dismissed

Sasikala v. The State Rep.By Its

2019-08-05Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.08.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.OP No.20955 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.10810 of 2019 Sasikala

...Petitioner

vs.

1.State Rep. by The Sub Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Villupuram District, Villupuram (Cr. No.45/2018)

2. Tamilmaran

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to call for the records pertaining to the Crime No.45 of 2018 on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Kumaravel For 1st Respondent : Mr. M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional 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.

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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 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 a copy of the order. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar uma To 1.The Sub Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Villupuram District, Villupuram 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.R.Kumaravel Advocate, S.R.No.66789 GP(CO) CB(12/09/2019) Crl.OP No.20955 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.10810 of 2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/