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Muthusamy v. The Commissioner Of Police

2022-06-15Honourable Mr Justice V.Sivagnanam2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.10561 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.06.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM Crl.O.P.(MD) No.10561 of 2022 Muthusamy

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli.

2.The State, Represented by, The Inspector of Police, Melapalayam Police Station, Tirunelveli City.

(Crime No.1033 of 2020)

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying this Court to direct the first and second respondents to file final report in Crime No.1033 of 2020 on the file of the second respondent Police within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.J.Karthick For Respondents : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar, Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent to file final report in Crime No.1033 of 2020 on the file of the second respondent Police.

2. The facts of the case are that the petitioner was cheated by the accused for non payment of amount to the tune of Rs.7,32,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakhs Thirty Two Thousand only) which was given by the petitioner to the accused for business purposes. Hence, the petitioner preferred a complaint before the respondent Police and FIR was registered in Crime No. 1033 of 2022 for offences under Section 420 of IPC.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the case has been registered against the accused and the respondent Police has not completed the investigation and filed a final report till date. Therefore, this Criminal Original Petition has been filed.

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The learned Government Advocate(Criminal Side) submitted that the respondent Police seeks three months time to complete the investigation and file the final report.

5. I have considered the matter in the light of the submission made by the learned counsel for both the parties. By accepting the submission of the learned Government Advocate, three months time have been granted for completing the investigation and this Court directs the second respondent to file a final report before the concerned learned Judicial Magistrate.

6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Admin I) // True Copy // /06/2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Nsr To

1. The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli.

2. The Inspector of Police, Melapalayam Police Station, Tirunelveli City.

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

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