G.Venugopal v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.11.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.26549 of 2019 G.Venugopal

...Petitioner

Vs 1.The Inspector of Police, E1-Mylapore Police Station, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.

2.The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai 6.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to transfer the investigation in Crime No.471 of 2018, pending on the file of the first respondent to the second respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Chandra Sudan For Respondents: Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to transfer the investigation in Crime No.471 of 2018 pending on the file of the first respondent to the second respondent. 2.This Court by an order dated 14.11.2018 in Crl.O.P.No.26325 of 2018 had directed the first respondent herein to complete the investigation and file a final report or closure report expeditiously. At this juncture, the petitioner has filed the present Criminal Original Petition seeking for transfer of investigation from the first respondent to the second respondent. It is now brought to the notice of this Court that now pecuniary value involved in the complaint dated 02.03.2018 given by the petitioner is more that Rs.50,00,000/-. While that being so, it would not be appropriate to the first respondent to continue the investigation since as per the standing instruction of the Police, all complaints having pecuniary value of Rs.50,00,000/- and above require to be investigated only by the Central Crime Branch or District Crime Branch.

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3.In the light of the above observations, there shall be a direction to the first respondent to transfer the investigation in Crime No.471 of 2018 on the file of the first respondent herein to the second respondent herein forthwith, in any event, within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the second respondent shall endeavor to complete the investigation and file a final report or closure report as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vkr To 1.The Inspector of Police, E1-Mylapore Police Station, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.

2.The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai 6.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.26549 of 2019 LN(CO) GMY(04/12/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/