Rajendiran v. The Sub Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and Crl.M.P.No.13329 of 2023 1.Rajendiran S/o.Gopala Gounder 2.Nagalakshmi D/o.Saravanan 3.Govindasamy S/o.Saravanan 4.Shenbagavalli D/o.Saravanan

...Petitioners

Vs 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Vaniyambadi Town Police Station, Tirupattur District.

2.Town Sub-Inspector, Prasanth Kumar, Land Survey, Vaniyambadi, Thiruppathur.

... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, praying to call for the records in Crime No.715 of 2021 dated 09.12.2021 on the file of Vaniyambadi Police Station and quash the First Information Report.

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For Petitioners : Ms.R.T.Sundari For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor *****

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.715 of 2021 on the file of first respondent.

2. Heard Ms.R.T.Sundari, learned counsel for petitioners and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents.

3. The contentions put forward by learned counsel appearing on behalf of 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 within the ambit of its jurisdiction under Section 482 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 2/4

to interfere with the investigation conducted by the respondent Police at this stage.

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 four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

30.08.2023 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No gm N.ANAND VENKATESH, J 3/4

gm To 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Vaniyambadi Town Police Station, Tirupattur District.

2.The Town Sub-Inspector, Prasanth Kumar, Land Survey, Vaniyambadi, Thiruppathur.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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