Dismissed

Karuna v. Ramesh

Madras HC21 Nov 2023CONT P/1762/2023

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What is this about?

This is a contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging disobedience of an order directing the police to file a final report. The police submitted a closure report citing a 'mistake of fact' and produced evidence of court notice to the petitioner, leading the court to conclude that the impugned order has been complied with.

What did the court decide?

The contempt petition is closed with no finding of contempt against the respondent as the underlying order was found to have been complied with.

Karuna Vs Ramesh — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2023)

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Cont.P.No.1762 of 2023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 21.11.2023

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN

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Karuna ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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Ramesh The Inspector of Police, Thiruthani Police Station, Tiruvalluvar District. (Crime No.648 of 2022) ... Respondent Prayer: Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent herein for committing contempt of the orders passed by this Court in Crl.OP.No.2471 of 2023 dated 06.02.2023.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Dayalan D Nithya For Respondent : Mr.S.Udaya Kumar Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

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O R D E R

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This Contempt Petition is filed alleging disobedience of this order

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passed on 06.02.2023, wherein, this Court directed the respondent police

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to file the final report within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) submits that the

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investigation was conducted and completed and found that the case is a

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"mistake of fact" and therefore, closure report filed on 02.11.2023 under RCS No.28 of 2023. He also submits that the RCS report is intimated to the defacto complainant through post.

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3. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that he has not received the RCS report so far.

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4. However, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) has produced the notice sent by the court to the petitioner herein on 16.11.2023 about the closure of his complaint and directing the petitioner

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to appear before the Court on 21.11.2023, if he wants to file any protest petition. Since the order of this Court has been complied with, nothing survives in the contempt petition. Hence, this Contempt Petition is closed.

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