M.Prabhakaran v. The Commissioner Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.12.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.28962 of 2018 M.Prabhakaran ....Petitioner Vs.

1. The Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

2. State by The Inspector of Police (L&O), Chetpet Police Station, Chennai.

....Respondents Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to pass an order for the grant of suitable direction by re-investigation in Crime No.485 of 2018 to competent investigating authority and investigate the matter in accordance with law.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Imamuddin For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for re-investigation in Crime No.485 of 2018 pending on the file of the second respondent police.

2. The petitioner's daughter died under suspicious circumstance in the matrimonial house. According to the petitioner, she was tortured and harassed by the husband and the in-laws and therefore abetted the petitioner's daughter to commit suicide.

3. The respondent police have already registered an FIR under Section 174 of Cr.P.C and even according to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the RDO report has already been handed over to the second respondent police.

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4. The leaned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the respondent police is investigating the case by examining the witnesses and the viscera report is awaited by the respondent police. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would further submit that the respondent police is conducting the investigation strictly in accordance with the guidelines given by this Court in the case of Manohari Versus The District Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District and others reported in (2018) 2 LW (Crl.) 522. This Court doest not want to interfere with the investigation at this stage. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to approach this Court at a later point of time, if the investigation is not being effectively conducted by the respondent police.

5. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above direction.

lpp/vsa Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

2. The Inspector of Police (L&O), Chetpet Police Station, Chennai.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.A.Imamuddin, Advocate, S.R.No.86100 Crl.O.P.No.28962 of 2018 ssi(co) kak(08/01/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/