Ganesan v. The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.1.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Ganesan

...Petitioner

Vs.

The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch Police Station, Salem.

...Respondent

Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code praying to direct the respondent to complete the investigation in Crime No.17 of 2023 dated 11.8.2023 pending on his file and to lay the final report within a stipulated time. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Manoharan For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran, APP

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to direct the respondent to complete the investigation in Crime No.17 of 2023 pending on his file and to lay the final report within a stipulated time. 1/3

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent registered a case in the above said crime number on 11.8.2023, no final report is filed till date.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that the respondent police may be permitted to file a final report as expeditiously as possible.

5. In view of the above, the respondent police is directed to file either a final report or closure report, as the case may be, as expeditiously as possible under due intimation to the defacto complainant.

6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH,J gm Speaking Order : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No To 1.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch Police Station, Salem.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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