The Criminal Original Petition was filed under Section 482 CrPC to direct the police to file a final report for Crime No.357 of 2015. The court directed the second respondent to file a final or closure report within three months of receiving the order.
Direction to the second respondent to file a final or closure report within three months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17.04.2021
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR
Crl.OP.No.7162 of 2021
P.Asokan ... Petitioner
Versus
1.The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Thudayalur Police Station, Coimbatore District. (Crime No.357 of 2015) ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the second respondent to investigate the case and to file final report in Crime No.357 of 2015 on the file of the second respondent within stipulated period of time as granted by this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.Myilsamy For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent police to investigate the Crime No.357 of 2015 and to file a final report within a stipulated time frame, or any other order or orders as this Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the above case.
2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents.
3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent has registered a case in the above said crime number, no final report is filed till date.
4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the second respondent police may be permitted to file a final report within a period of three months.
5.In view of the above, the second respondent police is directed to either file a final report or closure report, as the case may be, within a period of three 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-VII)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
mbi
To
1.The Superintendent of Police,
Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
2.The Inspector of Police,
Thudayalur Police Station,
Coimbatore District.
3.The Public Prosecutor,
Madras High Court,
Chennai.
+1cc to Mr.K.Myilsamy, Advocate, S.R.No.23563
Crl.OP.No.7162 of 2021
PPA(CO) CB(18/06/2021)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the police should be directed to file a closure or final report within a stipulated time.
Whether an order can be passed to expedite the investigation and filing of report under Section 482 CrPC.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
P.Asokan
Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore
Inspector of Police, Thudayalur Police Station
M.Nirmal Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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