Petitioner seeks certified copies of documents under Section 482 Cr.P.C. claiming husband died in motor accident. Court held petitioner failed to exhaust right to information act remedy. Petition dismissed.
Criminal Original Petition was not allowed as petitioner failed to exhaust remedy under the Right to Information Act.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17.03.2016
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE R.MALA
Crl.O.P.No.5981 of 2016
Komalavalli .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The Inspector of Police, Dusi Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District 2. The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvannamalai, Thiruvannamalai District .. Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the respondents to furnish the certified copies of the above all documents, ie., altered FIR, Sketch, both vehicles RC Book, Policy Copies, Driving License of both drivers, postmortem copy of the deceased and charge sheet in Crime No.173 of 2016 on the file of 1st respondent.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Velu For Respondents : Mr.C.Emalias Additional Public Prosecutor O R D E R
The petitioner has come forward with this petition seeking for a direction to the respondents to furnish the certified copies of the documents, ie., altered FIR, Sketch, both vehicles RC Book, Policy Copies, Driving License of both drivers, postmortem copy of the deceased and charge sheet in Crime No.173 of 2016 on the file of 1st respondent.
times to furnish the said documents and sought the said documents through Right to Information Act, the respondents have not furnished the same. Therefore, the petitioner has come forward with this petition for the above stated relief.
3.Heard the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.
In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.
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s/d-
Assistant Registrar(CCC)
True Copy
Sub-Assistant Registrar
To
1. The Inspector of Police,
Dusi Police Station,
Thiruvannamalai District
2. The Superintendent of Police,
Thiruvannamalai,
Thiruvannamalai District
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.
+ 1 cc to Mr.V.Velu, Advocate Sr 4452 (27/4/16)
sns(co)
prk5/4 Crl.O.P.No.5981 of 2016
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a criminal original petition for documents should be allowed when the remedy under the right to information act has not been exhausted.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Komalavalli
Inspector of Police, Dusi Police Station
Superintendent of Police, Thiruvannamalai
R.MALA
As recorded by the court registry
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