The court disposed of a criminal petition seeking direction to the police to complete investigation and file a charge sheet within six weeks due to inordinate delay.
Directed respondent police to complete investigation and file final report within six weeks from receipt of order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 12.02.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH
Crl.O.P.No.3925 of 2018
V.Vijayakumar ... Petitioner
Vs
State Represented by,
The Inspector of Police,
Kamanaickenpalayam,
Tiruppur District. ... Respondent
Prayer:Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to direct the respondent herein to conduct the investigation and file the requisite charge sheet against the accused namely Suryanarayanan Nair, Ashwathy Nair and Geetha Devi as per the offences envisaged in FIR No.28/2017 dated 18.01.2017 on the file of the respondent police.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vijay anand
For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent to complete the investigation and to file the final report in FIR No.28 of 2017 dated 18.01.2017 pending on the file of the respondent police.
2.By consent of both sides, this Criminal Original Petition is taken up for disposal.
3.Whenever any information in relation to commission of cognizable or non cognizable offence is received, the police officer shall adhere to the procedure contemplated under Sections 154 & 155 of the Criminal Procedure Code and after
conducting necessary enquiry/investigation, file final report under Section 173 of Cr.P.C. Such investigation under Chapter XII of the Criminal Procedure Code shall be completed without any unnecessary delay. The delay in filing a final report in the present case is inordinate and unjustified. Hence, it would be appropriate to direct the Investigating Officer to file a final report within a stipulated time, if not already filed.
4.Considering the facts and circumstance of the case, this Court directs the respondent police to complete the investigation in FIR No.28 of 2017, dated 18.01.2017 pending on his file and file a final report within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if not already. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.
Sd/
Assistant Registrar
/True copy/
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
1. The Inspector of Police,
Kamanaickenpalayam,
Tiruppur District.
2.The Public Prosecutor,
High Court, Madras.
+1cc to Mr.S.Vijayanand Advocate SR.No.10390
Crl.O.P.No.3925 of 2018
RRI 27.02.2018
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the court should direct the police to complete the investigation and file a final report within a specified time limit due to inordinate delay?
3 provisions across 1 enactments
V Vijayakumar
State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Kamanaickenpalayam, Tiruppur District
M.S. Ramesh
As recorded by the court registry
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