Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/7116/2022disposed of

Pandi @ Pandiarajan v. The Inspector Of Police

2024-02-26Honourable Mr Justice M.Dhandapani4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.02.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7116 of 2022 and Crl.MP(MD)No.4882 of 2022 Pandi @ Pandiarajan ... Petitioner/A1 Vs.

1.The State Rep by The Inspector of Police, Thiruthangal Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

(Crime No.520 of 2020) ... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Santhanamary ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER:- Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.520 of 2020 on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same as illegal insofar as the petitioner is concerned. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Gandhi Senior Counsel for Mr.J.Karthickeyan For R1 : Mr.B.Nambiselvan Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : No Appearance 1/4

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking quashment of First Information Report in Crime No.520 of 2020 on the file of the 1st respondent police. 2.The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that initially the Law Enforcing Agency registered a case for the offence under Section 174 of Cr.P.C., After investigation, it was altered into the offence under Section 306 of IPC and implicated the petitioner as one of the accused. Aggrieved by the same, the present petition is filed. 3.The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that this Court may issue a direction to the Investigating Officer to conclude the investigation and permit the petitioner to produce the necessary documents to disprove the suicide committed by the victim girl. 4.

In view of the same, this Court issued a direction to the Investigating Officer to conclude the investigation within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and liberty is granted to the petitioner to take all the defence before the Investigating Officer at the time of investigation.

5.With the above direction and liberty, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 26.02.2024 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No NCC : Yes/No dss To 1.The Inspector of Police, Thiruthangal Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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

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M.DHANDAPANI, J.

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