C.Muthukalpana 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.21545 of 2022 C.Muthukalpana ... Petitioner Vs.

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

2.The Inspector of Police, Thoothukudi Central Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police Campus, CBCID, Thoothukudi City, Thoothukudi District.

... Respondents PRAYER:- Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the first respondent to withdraw the case in Crime No.265 of 2022 registered for the offence under Sections 454 and 380 of IPC pending before the second respondent and entrust the same to any other officer not below the rank of the Deputy Superintendent of Police or the third respondent for investigation based on the petitioner's representation, dated 17.11.2022. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Selvakumar For Respondents : Mr.B.Nambiselvan Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the first respondent to withdraw the case in Crime No.265 of 2022 pending on the file of the second respondent and entrust the same to any other officer not below the rank of the Deputy Superintendent of Police or the third respondent for investigation based on the petitioner's representation, dated 17.11.2022. 2.When the matter is taken up for hearing the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the State would submit that even though, a Special Team was formed to find out the accused involved in this case, they could not trace out the accused. Hence, the case was referred as 'undetected' and undetected report was filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Thoothukudi, on 22.09.2023.

3. Recording the same, this Criminal Original Petition is closed with liberty to the petitioner to work out her remedy in the manner known to law. 19.02.2024 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No NCC : Yes/No dss 2/4

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

2.The Inspector of Police, Thoothukudi Central Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police Campus, CBCID, Thoothukudi City, Thoothukudi District.

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

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M.DHANDAPANI, J.

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