A Safiya v. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated: 08.01.2025 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN --- A.Safiya, W/o Bineesh .. Petitioner Vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by The Inspector of Police, F2 Egmore L & O Police Station, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

2. Saira Banu .. Respondents Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to call for records in respect of the alleged complaint, dated 20.04.2024 registered as F.I.R.No.199 of 2024, dated 11.07.2024 and to quash the same. For petitioner : Mr.Prakash Goklaney For respondents: Mr.S.Sugendran, Addl.P.P. for R-1 Mr.Santhosh Kumar, Vikram.R., Vanitha for R-2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed praying to call for records in respect of the alleged complaint, dated 20.04.2024, registered as F.I.R.No.199 of 2024, dated 11.07.2024 and to quash the same.

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2. Since there are prima-facie allegations, this Court is not inclined to quash the FIR. This is a case-in-counter. But, the first respondent-Police had not registered the case-in-counter on the same day, in respect of the offence(s) so committed. Therefore, this Court, without expressing any view on the merits of the matter, directs the first respondent-Police to conduct the investigation in both the alleged cases and file final report, by following the guidelines/directions issued by the Full Bench of this Court, in the case of T.Balaji and another Vs. The State rep. by the Inspector of Police, New Washermenpet Police Station, Chennai, in Crl.O.P.No.4587 of 2024, etc. batch cases, by the order dated 08.08.2024.

3. With the above observations/directions, this petition is disposed of. 08.01.2025 cs 2 / 4

To

1. State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by The Inspector of Police, F2 Egmore L & O Police Station, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 3 / 4

P.VELMURUGAN, J cs 08.01.2025 4 / 4