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Madras High CourtCRL OP/17871/2023disposed of

T L Venkatesh v. The Commissioner Of Police,

2023-08-09Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.08.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH T.L.Venkatesh .. Petitioner

Versus

1. The Commissioner of Police, Office of Commissioner of Police, Chennai.

2. The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch - I, Team - 21A, EDF - III, Chennai.

(Crime No.137 of 2022) .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the 2nd respondent to conduct speedy investigation in Crime No.137 of 2022 pending on the file of second respondent and to file the Final Report within stipulated time as fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : M/s.K.Kathiresan For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent to conduct speedy investigation in Crime No.137 of 2022 pending on the file of second respondent and to file the Final Report within stipulated time as fixed by this Court.

2. Heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents.

3. The learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent has registered a case in the above said crime number on 09.07.2022, 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.

09.08.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Commissioner of Police, Office of Commissioner of Police, Chennai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch - I, Team - 21A, EDF - III, Chennai.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

grs 09.08.2023 4/4