Madras High CourtCRL OP/18288/2023dismissed

E.Murugan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2023-08-14Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.08.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and Crl.M.P.No.12140 of 2023 E.Murugan .. Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by Inspector of Police (L&O), Maduravoyal, Chennai - 600 095.

2. Prabhu .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and quash the F.I.R in Crime No.203 of 2023 pending on the file of Inspector of Police (L&O), Maduravoyal Police Station, Chennai - 600 0095 as against the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.G.V.Sridharan For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor, for R1 1/4

ORDER

This petition has been filed to call for the records in Crime No.203 of 2023 on the file of the Inspector of Police (L&O), Maduravoyal Police Station, Chennai and quash the same.

2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the first respondent.

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.

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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 two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

14.08.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

2. The Inspector of Police (L&O), Maduravoyal Police Station, Chennai.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

grs and Crl.M.P.No.12140 of 2023 14.08.2023 4/4