The High Court dismissed a petition seeking transfer of an investigation due to alleged inaction, directing the police to complete the investigation and file a charge sheet within three months under monitoring.
Police directed to complete investigation and file final report within three months under monitoring by DSP.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 16.11.2021
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR
CRL.O.P.No.20781 of 2021
S.Juliyanrajar ... Petitioner/Defacto Complainant
Versus
1.The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore District.
2.State Rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Sulur Police Station, Coimbatore District.
... Respondents
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to transfer the investigation in Crime No.218 of 2018 pending on the file of the 2nd respondent Police and transfer the same to any other agency.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Karthik
For Respondents: Mr.A.Damodaran, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to transfer the investigation in Crime No.218 of 2018, pending on the file of the 2nd respondent Police and to any other investigating agency.
2.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though the FIR was registered in the year 2018, no fruitful investigation was carried out by the 2nd respondent Police. Earlier, the petitioner had approached this Court in Crl.O.P.No.15759 of 2017 seeking direction for registration of FIR against the accused and thereafter, as per the order of this Court, dated 16.08.2017, the FIR in Crime No.218 of 2018 has been registered. After that, the respondent Police did not conduct any investigation and not secured the accused.
3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police submitted that in this case, the investigation is at penultimate stage and charge sheet would be filed within a period of three months before the concerned https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Court.
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Assistant Registrar(CS-VII)
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Sub Assistant Registrar
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CRL.O.P.No.20781 of 2021
RSI(CO) GMY(03/12/2021)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the investigation by the State Police was dilatory and required transfer to another agency.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
S.Juliyanrajar
Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore District
M.Nirmal Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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