The Court examined a petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 filed regarding non-compliance of an earlier order. Upon noting that the final report had been filed belatedly by the respondent, the Court found no case for contempt and closed the petition.
Contempt Petition closed without recording any finding of contempt or imposing punishment.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated: 28.03.2022
Coram::
THE HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN
Contempt Petition No.76 of 2022
T.Bharathi, S/o.Thangaraj, Vinayagapuram, Pandithapattu Post, Tiruvannamalai Taluk and District – 606 603. ... Petitioner/ Petitioner
/versus/
Mrs.Dhanalakshmi, Inspector of Police, Thandrampet Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. (Crime No.51 of 2019) ... Respondent/Respondent
Prayer: This Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondent herein for the wilful and deliberate intention not to obey the order dated 12.02.2021 made in Cont.P.No.1083 of 2020 under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondent : Mr.S.Santhosh, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
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O R D E R
The Learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for the respondent
states that the investigation in this case has completed and final report filed before the Judicial Magistrate-I, Thiruvannamalai and same has been taken on file in C.C.No.49 of 2022 dated 11.03.2022. Though there is a delay in complying the order of this Court by the Investigation Officer, the status report filed indicating
that final report has been filed belatedly. This Court finds that no contempt proceedings requires in this case. Recording the same, this Contempt Petition is closed.
SD/-
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES)
bsm
//Certified to be true copy//
Dated at Madras this the day of 2022.
COURT OFFICER(O.S.)
from 25th day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing Certified copies of the
Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings are required given the belated filing of the final report after investigation completion.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
T.Bharathi
Mrs.Dhanalakshmi
G.JAYACHANDRAN
As recorded by the court registry
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