Madras High CourtCRL OP/20940/2023dismissed

Ashok Raj v. State Rep.By

2023-09-13Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.09.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and Crl.M.P.No.14365 of 2023 Ashok Raj .. Petitioner

Versus

1. State Rep. by The Inspector of Police (Crime), K-4 Anna Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

(Crime No.331 of 2018)

2. Sumathy .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records of First Information Report in Crime No.331 of 2018 dated 30.03.2018 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, K4-Anna Nagar Police Station, Chennai and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Mohamed Yasin For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor, for R1 1/4

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.331 of 2018 pending on the file of the first respondent.

2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the first 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. 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.

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

13.09.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Inspector of Police (Crime), K-4 Anna Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

grs and Crl.M.P.No.14365 of 2023 13.09.2023 4/4