The petitioner sought quashing of an FIR via Section 482 Cr.P.C. The respondent court held the petition infructuous as the investigation was concluded and a closure report filed after investigation dropped. The petition was dismissed.
Petitioner directed to receive copy of closure report.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 13.06.2022
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR
Crl.O.P.No.13418 of 2022 and Crl.M.P.No.7194 of 2022
Lakshmiraj ... Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Sub Inspector of Police, Mangalam Police Station, Tiruppur District,
2.Ayyasamy, Sub Inspector of Police, Manglam Police Station, Tiruppur District.
Crime No.660 of 2020 ... Respondents
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and quash the F.I.R in Crime No.660 of 2020, dated 04.05.2020 pending on the file of the 1st respondent police.
For Respondents : Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Govt. Advocate (Crl.Side)
ORDER
The Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records in Crime No.660 of 2020 for the alleged offence under Sections 269 and 270 of I.P.C. and quash the same.
2.Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the Crime is of the year 2020. After completing the investigation, the further action is dropped by the respondent in Crime No.660 of 2020 and a closure report to that effect is
also filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.4, Tiruppur.
3.In view of the above submissions made by the learned Government Advocate, the prayer sought for in this petition has become infructuous. The respondent police is hereby directed to issue a copy of the closure report to the petitioner if not served.
4.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CO)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
kas
Crl.O.P.No.13418 of 2022 and Crl.M.P.No.7194 of 2022
BR(CO) UMA(20/06/2022)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the prayer to quash the FIR has become infructuous due to the dropping of the investigation and filing of closure report.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Lakshmiraj
1. The Sub Inspector of Police, Mangalam Police Station, Tiruppur District
2. Ayyasamy
N. Sathish Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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