N.P.Sukumar v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 30.10.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH CRL.O.P.No.25286 of 2018 N.P.Sukumar .. Petitioner Vs State rep. By Inspector of Police, Aminjikarai Police Station, Chennai .. Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the respondent police to file the final report within the stipulated period concerned in Crime No.379 of 2018 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Murugesan For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan, GA

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to complete the investigation and file a final report in Crime No.379 of 2018.

2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent.

3.On the complaint lodged by the petitioner, the respondent Police have registered a case in Crime No.379 of 2018 on 21.07.2018 under Sections 406, 420 and 506 (i) IPC. While so, the de facto complainant has filed the present petition with the above prayer.

4.Taking into consideration the nature of allegations in the FIR, this Court cannot issue a direction to the respondent police to complete the investigation within a time bound manner. However, the respondent police are directed to complete the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

investigation in Crime No.379 of 2018, expeditiously and either file a charge sheet or a closure report as the case may be, under due intimation to the de facto complainant, provided there is no any legal impediment.

With the above direction, this petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(C0) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar g s a To 1.The Inspector of Police, The State of Tamil Nadu, Aminjikarai Police Station, Chennai 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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