Ramalakshmi v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.02.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI Crl.O.P.(MD) No.21434 of 2022 and Crl.M.P(MD).No.15041 of 2022 Ramalakshmi ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, Thoothukudi, Thoothukudi District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kovilpatti Sub Division, Kovilpatti.

3.The Inspector of Police, Kovilpatti West Police Station, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Crime Branch Crime Investigation Department (CBCID), 1/5

No. 26 D, C Colony, Perumalpuram, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District-627007.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to issue a direction to transfer the investigation to the fourth respondent office for conducting fair and impartial investigation in Crime No.170 of 2021 on the file of the third respondent within a stipulated time.

For petitioner : Mr.R.Karunanidhi For Respondents : Mr.B.Nambiselvan Additional Public Prosecutor O RDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to issue a direction to transfer the investigation to the fourth respondent office for conducting fair and impartial investigation in Crime No.170 of 2021 on the file of the third respondent.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that 85 years old lady died in a suspicious manner, therefore the petitioner lodged a complaint before the third respondent police and the same was 2/5

registered in Crime No.170 of 2021 and thereafter, prover investigation has not been conducted. Hence, the present petition has been filed.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents submits that during the pendency of this petition, the investigation has been completed and the final report has been filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Kovilpatti, as further action was dropped.

4. Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to work out his remedy in the manner known to law. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thoothukudi, Thoothukudi District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kovilpatti Sub Division, Kovilpatti.

3.The Inspector of Police, Kovilpatti West Police Station, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Crime Branch Crime Investigation Department (CBCID), No. 26 D, C Colony, Perumalpuram, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District-627007.

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

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M.DHANDAPANI. J.

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