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Chellapandi v. State Represented by

Madras HC2 Feb 2018CRL OP/2954/2018

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In this petition seeking a direction to register a complaint dating 30.12.2017, the Court found the police unjustified for inaction. Exercising inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the Court directed the Station House Officer to register the FIR if it disclosed a cognizable offence or conduct a preliminary inquiry within fifteen days if not, with specific compliance requirements.

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Direction to Station House Officer to register FIR if cognizable offence disclosed, or conduct inquiry within fifteen days if not; provide closure report with reasoning within one week if complaint cl

Chellapandi Vs State Represented by — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Madras HC (2018)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 02.02.2018

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.2954 of 2018

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Chellapandi

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State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Negamam Police Station, Negamam, Coimbatore.

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... Petitioner/Defacto complainant Vs.

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... Respondent/Respondent

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PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the respondent police to register the petitioner's complaint dated 30.12.2017.

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For Petitioner : Mr.A.GOKULAKRISHNAN For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate[Crl. Side] ORDER

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This petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondent police to register the petitioner's complaint dated 30.12.2017.

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2.By consent of both sides, this Criminal Original Petition is taken up for final disposal.

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3.The grievance of the petitioner is that inspite of a complaint given by him on 30.12.2017 to the respondent, the same has been kept in abeyance without any action. It is well settled in the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Lalita Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and others [2013 (6) CTC 353], that registration of an FIR is mandatory under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure if an information furnished to the police officer disclose commission of a cognizable offence and in cases where the information does not disclose a cognizable offence, a preliminary enquiry has to be conducted.

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The respondent is not justified in having received the complaint and keeping it unattended without any further action. In view of the same, the petitioner has made out a case for this Court to invoke its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

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5.In the result, the petitioner is directed to give a copy of the complaint dated 30.12.2017 to the Station House Officer having territorial jurisdiction over the issue. On receipt of the said copy of the complaint, the concerned Station House Officer shall adhere to the following directions.

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1)If the information received by the respondent discloses commission of a cognizable offence, then, the same shall be forthwith registered.

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2)If an information received does not disclose a cognizable offence, the respondent shall conduct a preliminary inquiry to ascertain whether cognizable offence is disclosed therein or not and such inquiry shall be completed within a period of fifteen days from the date of information.

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If the inquiry discloses the commission of a cognizable offence, the FIR must be registered, if not already registered or closed.

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If the preliminary inquiry ends in closing the complaint, the closure report must be recorded along with the reasonings and a copy of the same shall be furnished to the complainant within one week.

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5)All information relating to cognizable offences whether resulting in registration of FIR or leading an inquiry must be reflected in the general diary/station diary/daily diary of the respondent's police station.

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In the result, the Criminal Original Petition is allowed with the above directions.

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Sd/Assistant Registrar(CS-VI)

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//True Copy//

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Sub Assistant Registrar

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1.The Inspector of Police, Negamam Police Station, Negamam, Coimbatore.

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The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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+1cc to Mr.A.GOKULAKRISHNAN, Advocate, S.R.No. 8080

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Crl.O.P.No.2954 of 2018

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PVS(CO) TR(06/03/2018)

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