The Court disposed of a Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 CrPC, directing the respondent police to file a final or closure report within seven months to conclude the investigation in Crime No. 271 of 2019.
Police directed to file a final or closure report within seven months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 16.04.2021
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR
CRL.O.P.No.7132 of 2021
Mrs.Saraswathi ... Petitioner
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Sub-Inspector of Police, P-3, Vyasarpadi Police Station, Puliyanthope, Chennai. ... Respondent
Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent/police to complete and conclude the investigation in Crime No.271 of 2019 and to file a final report.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Prabhakaran For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohammed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent/police to complete and conclude the investigation in Crime No.271 of 2019 and to file a final report.
2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent.
3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent has registered a case in the above said crime number on 16.05.2019, no final report is filed till date.
4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that the respondent police may be permitted to file a final report within a period of seven 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 seven 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(CS-III)
//True copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
klt
To
1.The Sub-Inspector of Police,
P-3, Vyasarpadi Police Station,
Puliyanthope, Chennai.
2.The Public Prosecutor,
High Court, Madras.
+1cc to Mr.A.Prabhakaran, Advocate SR.No.22943
CRL.O.P.No.7132 of 2021
PL(CO)
GMY(28/06/2021)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondent police should be directed to complete the investigation and file a final or closure report within a specified timeframe.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Mrs. Saraswathi
State of Tamil Nadu
M. Nirmal Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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