Madhaiyan v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.18597 of 2023 Crl.M.P.No.12371 of 2023 1.Madhaiyan 2.Sathiyanarayanan 3.Kubendran 4.Moorthy 5.Balasubramaniam 6.Anbarasan 7.Vignesh @ Vicky 8.Ranga .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Dharmapuri Police Station, Dharmapuri District.

Crime No.244 of 2022 2.Abith Ali ..Respondents 1/4

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records relating to the FIR registered in Crime No.244 of 2022 on the file of the The Inspector of Police, Dharmapuri Police Station/first respondent herein and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Munusamy For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor for R1

O R D E R

This petition has been filed to call for the records relating to the FIR registered in Crime No.244 of 2022 on the file of the The Inspector of Police, Dharmapuri Police Station/first respondent herein and quash the same. 2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the 1st respondent. 3.The contentions put forward by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners are purely factual in nature and this Court cannot venture into conducting a mini investigation into the matter and it therefore does not fall 2/4

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

17.08.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No Speaking/Non-Speaking Order ssr 3/4

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J ssr To 1.The Inspector of Police, Dharmapuri Police Station, Dharmapuri District.

2.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras, Madras.

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