Madras High CourtCRL OP/18627/2023disposed of

P.Meenakshi v. The Superintendent Of Police

2023-08-16Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.08.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH P.Meenakshi .. Petitioner

Versus

1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of Superintendent of Police, Thaiyar Kulam, Chennai - 631 501.

2. The Inspector of Police, Siva Kanchi Police Station, Kancheepuram District.

.. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent Police to investigate the case in Crime No.269 of 2023 on his file to file a Final Report before the appropriate Court in accordance with law and fix the time frame in stipulated time period for the trial of the above said Crime before the Judicial Magistrate Court at Kancheepuram.

For Petitioner : M/s.M.Rakhi For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor 1/5

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondent Police to investigate the case in Crime No.269 of 2023 and to file a Final Report before the appropriate Court in accordance with law and fix the time frame for the trial of the above said Crime before the Judicial Magistrate Court at Kancheepuram.

2. Heard the learned Counsel 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 Police has registered a case in the above said crime number on 29.04.2023, no Final Report is filed till date.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the respondent Police may be permitted to file a Final Report within a period of three months. 2/5

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 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.

16.08.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Judicial Magistrate Court, Kancheepuram.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Office of Superintendent of Police, Thaiyar Kulam, Chennai - 631 501.

3. The Inspector of Police, Siva Kanchi Police Station, Kancheepuram District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, 3/5

High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

grs 16.08.2023 5/5