N.Nagarajan v. The State Rep By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.08.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI CRL.O.P.NO.29176 OF 2018 AND CRL.M.P.NO.17092 OF 2018 N.Nagarajan ... Petitioner .Vs.

1. The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Nallur Police Station, Namakkal District.

Crime No.116 of 2017.

2. N.Ponnaiyan ... Respondents PRAYER:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records quash the proceedings in Crime No.116 of 2017 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Nallur Police Station, Namakkal District pending disposal of the above criminal original petition and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.C.D.Johnson For Respondent : Mr.C.E.Pratap - R1 Government Advocate (Crl.Side) : Mr.N.Manokaran - R2

O R D E R

The petitioner has filed this petition seeking to call for the records relating in Crime No.116 of 2017 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Nallur Police Station, Namakkal District and quash the same.

2. The grounds raised by the counsel for the petitioner is all factual in nature and it requires appreciation of evidence https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 petitioner 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.

3. It is now represented by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner 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.

4. In view of the above, this Court directs the 1st respondent Police, to expedite the investigation in Crime No.116 of 2017 and complete the same, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar msrm To

1. The Inspector of Police, Nallur Police Station, Namakkal District.

Crime No.116 of 2017.

2. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

+1cc to Mr.N.Manokaran, Advocate, S.R.No.41384 CRL.O.P.NO.29176 OF 2018 KSM(CO) PBS/22/09/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/