Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/7430/2021disposed of

.Muthupandiyammal v. The Inspector Of Police

2021-06-08Honourable Mr Justice G. Chandrasekharan2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7430 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.06.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.CHANDRASEKARAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7430 of 2021 Muthupandiyammal ... Petitioner Vs.

The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram District Crime No.7/2020 ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to direct the respondent to file the final report before the District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Thiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram District in Crime No. 7 of 2020 on the file of the respondent i.e., The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram District on his file forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Ramanathan For Respondent : Mr.M.Muthumanikkam, Government Advocate (Crl.side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking direction to the respondent to file the final report before the District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram District, in Crime No. 7 of 2020, pending on the file of the respondent police for investigation.

2.The allegation made against the accused in this case is that this petitioner and the first accused / Ananthababu were in love and he gave a false promise to marry her, he made a sexual intercourse with her for several times. As a result, she got pregnant. When she informed the pregnancy to the first accused, initially, he refused to marry her, thereafter, he married her on 10.10.2019 and both were lived at Thondi and at Mimisal village. The petitioner delivered a male child through Cesarean. Now, the first accused and his parents are refusing to take the petitioner into the matrimonial home and therefore, this case came to be registered, on the complaint given by the petitioner, under Sections 498(A) and 506 (i) I.P.C., in Crime No.7 of 2020.

3.The allegation of the petitioner is that though this case was registered on 24.06.2020, no progress has been made in the investigation and sofar, no final report has been filed in this case. Therefore, she filed this petition seeking the aforesaid https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

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4.The learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) submitted that the investigation is in progress and he seeks two months time for completing the investigation and file the final report. 5.Recording the submission of the learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) and also the nature of the offence involved in this case, this Court directs the respondent to complete the investigation within a period of two months from the date of receipt of copy of this order and file the final report before the Competent Court.

6.With this observation, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CSII) // True Copy // / /2021 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. Ls To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram District.

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

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