Kennadi v. The State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.10.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI CRL.O.P.NO.29014 OF 2018 AND CRL.MP.NO.16952 OF 2018 1.Kennadi 2.Indhira 3.Vellankanni 4.Thanasekaran 5.Thenmozhi 6.Jones 7.Karthi

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.State rep.by the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District.

2.N.Rukkumani

...Respondents

Prayer :

Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records relating to FIR in Crime No.11 of 2018 dated 3.10.2018 on the file of the All Women Police Station, Tindivanam and quash the same.

For Petitioners :

Mr.A.Malath Devapriyam For Respondents :

Mr.C.E.Pratap R1 Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

The petitioner has filed this petition seeking to call for the records and to quash the proceedings in C.r.No.11/2018, on the file of the 1st respondent.

2. It was brought to the notice of this court that the first petitioner died during the pendency of the proceedings and this Criminal Original Petition is abated insofar as the first petitioner is concerned.

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3. The grounds raised by the counsel for the petitioners 2 to 7 are all factual in nature and it requires appreciation of evidence and this Court cannot decide the same in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code. It is left open to the petitioners 2 to 7 to raise all the grounds before the Investigating Officer and the same shall be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law. This Court is not inclined to interfere with the proceedings pending before the 1st respondent Police.

4.It is now represented by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that without going into the merits of the case, it would suffice, if this Court issues direction to the law enforcing agency to expedite the investigation and complete the same as early as possible.

5.In view of the above, this Court directs the 1st respondent Police, to expedite the investigation in C.r.No.11 of 2018 and complete the same, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6.With the above directions, this criminal original petition is disposed of.

Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions, if any, are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VIII) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar rli To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

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