Contempt petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, filed for non-filing of a final investigation report within the stipulated time. The court held the matter closed upon disclosure of a charge sheet filing.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 16.07.2014
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH
Cont.P.No.1213 of 2014
M.Singamuthu ... Petitioner
vs.
Mr.Palaniselvam, Inspector of Police, R-8, Vadapalani Police Station, Vadapalani, Chennai ... Respondent
PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondent for
having committed contempt of Court for disobeying the order
dated 24.07.2013, made in Crl.O.P.No.18641 of 2013 under the provisions of the contempt of Courts Act.
For Petitioner : Mrs.C.Uma
For respondents : Mr.D.Sivaramkumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
ORDER
This Court vide order dated 24.07.2013, in
Crl.O.P.No.18641, directed the respondent police to investigate the case in Crime No.2797 of 2012, and to file
a final report as expeditiously as possible, preferably
within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. Since final report has not been filed by the respondent police within the specified time, the
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ present Contempt Petition is filed.
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COURT OFFICER(O.S.) From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format. SS/CO/19/09/2014
To
The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
M. Singamuthu
Mr. Palaniselvam
R. Subbiah
As recorded by the court registry
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