K.Prakash v. The Inspector General Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.12.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.28757 of 2018 K.Prakash : Petitioner Vs.

1.The Inspector General of Police (South Region), St.Thomas Mount, Chennai - 600 016.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Office of Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

3.The Inspector of Police, D1, Chengalpattu Town Police Station, Chengalpattu - 603 002, Kancheepuram District.

4.R.Saravanan 5.Ramalinga Chetty : Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to transfer the pending investigation in Crime No.23 of 2018 on the file of 3rd respondent to some other higher officer and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to monitor the investigation within time framed and without any further delay. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Santhan For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 to R3

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking for transfer of investigation in Crime No.23 of 2018, which is pending on the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

file of the third respondent Police.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's daughter is missing from the month of January 2018. Based on the complaint given by the petitioner, the third respondent Police has registered an FIR in Crime No.23 of 2018, as women missing case. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner's daughter is in illegal custody of the fourth respondent. The learned counsel for the petitioner also brought to the notice of this Court H.C.P.No.1944 of 2018, filed before this Court seeking to produce the daughter of the petitioner before this Court. The petitioner is more anxious to know whether his daughter is in the custody of the fourth respondent on her own volition or out of force or threat. This fact, the respondent police can easily find out in the course of investigation.

3.In view of the nature of complaint, the respondent police is directed to complete the investigation and file a final report or a closure report as the case may be, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- Deputy Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ia/vsg1 To 1.The Inspector General of Police (South Region), St.Thomas Mount, Chennai - 600 016.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Office of Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

3.The Inspector of Police, D1, Chengalpattu Town Police Station, Chengalpattu - 603 002,Kancheepuram District. 4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

+1 cc to Mr.S.Santhan, Advocate Sr.No.85241 Crl.O.P.No.28757 of 2018 CSL/28.12.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/