Madras High CourtCRL OP/23100/2023disposed of

Sree Lakshmi Ranganthan v. State By

2024-02-06Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.02.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH And Crl.M.P.No.16209 of 2023 Lakshmi Ranganthan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State by:

Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, CCB - 1 EVK Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

Crime No.80/2023 2.V.P.Raman ... Respondents Prayer:

Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to call for the records culminating in F.I.R. No.80 of 2023 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same.

For Petitioner : M/s.K.Chandrasekaran For Respondents : Mr.A.Gopinath for R1 Government Advocate (Crl. Side) Mr.Rupert J.Barnabas for R2 for M/s.J.Selvarajan

O R D E R

This petition has been filed to call for the records in Crime No. 80 1/4

of 2023 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same. 2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) and the learned counsel for the second 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. This Court must also bear in mind the parameters laid down by the Apex Court in Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt.Ltd., case reported in 2021 SCC Online SC 315. 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 2/4

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 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 06.02.2024 pri Index: Yes/ No Speaking Order: Yes/ No NCC: Yes/ No To 1.The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, CCB - 1 EVK Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

Crime No.80/2023 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH,J.

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