Madras High CourtCRL OP/22395/2019disposed of

Muthu Krishnan Lakshminarayanan v. State Represented By

2019-08-26Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.08.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.22395 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.11646 of 2019 Muthu Krishnan Lakshminarayanan ... Petitioner Vs.

1. State represented by Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF-I Team-II, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

2. S.Mahalakshmi ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records in Crime No.24 of 2018 on the file of the 1st Respondent herein and Quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Chandrasekaran For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz (for R1) Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed to call for the records in Crime No.24 of 2018 on the file of the 1st Respondent herein and Quash the same.

2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent police.

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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Crime No.24 of 2018 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 this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vs To

1. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF-I Team-II, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.N.Chandrasekaran, Advocate, S.R.No.72411 Crl.O.P.No.22395 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.11646 of 2019 SPD(CO) CS/03/10/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/