Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/14362/2017allowed

G.Janarthanan v. The Superintendent Of Police

2017-10-26Honourable Mr Justice S.S. Sundar2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:26.10.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.S.SUNDAR CRL.O.P.(MD)No.14362 of 2017 G. Janarthanan : Petitioner -Vs1.The Superintendent of Police, O/o the Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Palani, Dindigul District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Palani Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District.

(Crime no.143 of 2015) : Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the respondents to complete the investigation and file the final report in Crime No.143 of 2015 on the file of the 3rd respondent as expeditiously within the time frame that may be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Shanmugaraja Sethupathi For Respondents : Mr.K.S. Duraipandian Additional Public Prosecutor ***

O R D E R

This petition is filed for issuing a direction to the third respondent Police to complete the investigation and to a file a final report in Crime No.143 of 2015 on the file of the 3rd respondent Police within a time frame fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner states that he lodged a complaint as against certain individuals and that the same was registered in Crime No. 143 of 2015 for the offences under Sections 147, 294(b), 323, 324 and 506(ii) of IPC. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner states though the case was registered in the year 2015, there was no progress in the investigation and that therefore, the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

petitioner is constrained to file this petition.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent on instructions would submit that the investigation is under process and that the final report is likely to be filed within a period of two months.

4. Having regard to the facts and circumstance of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing on either side, the Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the 3rd respondent police is directed to complete the investigation and file a Final Report in Crime No. 143 of 2015, before the jurisdictional Magistrate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Crl side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, O/o the Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Palani, Dindigul District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Palani Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District.

4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+ 1 cc TO Mr.D.Shanmugaraja Sethupathi , Advocate in SR No. 83930 Trp AE/SV MMS/SAR2/03.11.2017/2P/6C CRL.O.P.(MD)No.14362 of 2017 26.10.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/