Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/7974/2020dismissed as infructuous

Kanni Kumaran v. The Inspector Of Police

2020-07-31Honourable Mr Justice R. Pongiappan2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7974 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 31.07.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7974 of 2020 Kanni Kumaran ... Petitioner Vs.

The Inspector of Police, Karaikudi South Police Station, Sivagangai District.

(Crime No.170 of 2019) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., direct the respondent herein to file a final report in crime No.170 of 2019.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathya Chidambaram For Respondent : Mr.S.Chandrasekar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed seeking a direction to direct the respondent police to file a final report in crime No.170 of 2018 registered under Section 174 Cr.P.C., on the file of the respondent police.

2.Today, when the petition is came up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent, on instructions, would submit that for the petition mentioned First Information Report, the respondent police had completed the investigation and filed the final report on 02.07.2019 as "Action Dropped".

3.At this juncture, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that so far the petitioner has not served with the copy of the final report.

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7974 of 2020 4.In view of the above, this Court directs the learned Additional Public Prosecutor to serve the copy of the final report filed by the respondent police to the petitioner. 5.Since there is no FIR pending on the file of the respondent police, the prayer sought for by the petitioner has become infructuous. Therefore, this criminal original petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar () // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Karaikudi South Police Station, Sivagangai District.

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

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