This Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. sought a direction to the police to file a final report. The High Court, after hearing counsel, directed the police to file the final or closure report within two months and disposed of the petition.
Directed the respondent police to file a final report or closure report within two months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 20.10.2021
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR
CRL.O.P.NO.19188 OF 2021
K.Saravanan
... Petitioner
Versus
The Inspector of Police,
S13 Chrompet Traffic Investigation Wing Police,
Chitlapakkam,
Chennai – 600 064.
...Respondent
PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition has been filed under
Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to direct the respondent to file final
report in Crime No.71/CH1/2021 on the file of the Inspector of
Police, S13 Chrompet Traffic Investigation Wing Police,
Chitlapakkam, Chennai 600 064.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Selvam
For Respondent : Mr.R.Vinothraja,
Government Advocate (Crl.side)
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct
the respondent police to complete the investigation pending in
the Crime No.71 of 2021 dated 25.02.2021.
2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the
petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
appearing on behalf of the respondent police.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit
that though the respondent has registered a case in the above
said crime number on 25.02.2021, no final report is filed till
date.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing
for the respondent Police would submit that investigation in
this case is completed and the respondent police may be
permitted to file a final report within a period of two months.
5. In view of the above, the respondent police is
directed to either file a final report or closure report, as the
case may be, within a period of two months from the date of
receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the
defacto complainant.
6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original
Petition is disposed of.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CCC)
// True Copy //
Sub Assistant Registrar
mrp
To
1. The Inspector of Police,
S13, Chrompet Traffic Investigation Wing Police,
Chitlapakkam,
Chennai – 600 064.
2. The Public Prosecutor,
High Court, Madras.
+2ccs to Mr.M.Selvam, Advocate, S.R.No.53821 & 53966
CRL.O.P.No.19188 of 2021
SPD(CO)
RLP(02/11/2021)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the respondent police is liable to be directed to complete and file the final or closure report in Crime No.71/CH1/2021 within a fixed period.
Whether Section 482 of Cr.P.C. provides sufficient grounds to interfere with the police to compel a time-bound filing of the investigation report.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
K. Saravanan
The Inspector of Police
M. Nirmal Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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