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Madras High CourtCRL OP/21580/2023dismissed

M.A.Jahangir v. State Rep. By

2023-09-20Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.09.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH

1. M.A.Jahangir

2. J.Shajitha Banu .. Petitioners

Versus

1. State Rep. by its Inspector of Police, EDF-1, Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

(Crime No.5 of 2022)

2. A.Shajahan .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records pertaining to the F.I.R registered in Crime No.5 of 2022, pending on the file of the 1st respondent Police quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.K.Ramaiah 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.5 of 2022 on the file of the first respondent.

2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the first 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 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 three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 20.09.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Inspector of Police, EDF-1, Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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