N.Deepagopika v. Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Crl.O.P.No.19507 of 2023, decided 04.02.2025 by Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan. Section 482 Cr.P.C. petition seeking direction to reinvestigate C.C.No.59/2022 (Crime No.516 of 2022, Ranipet; forgery of signature, false documents, bank jewels; bank officials omitted from F.I.R.) dismissed because final report filed, cognizance taken and trial ongoing (P.W.1 to P.W.19 examined, petitioner as P.W.1); remedy for adding persons not arrayed as accused lies under Sections 216 and 319 Cr.P.C. before the trial court. Keywords: reinvestigation, additional accused, Section 216, Section 319, Section 482, bank officials, forgery, final report, cognizance.
What did the court decide?
Where there are specific allegations against persons who were not arrayed as accused in the F.I.R., the petitioner may invoke the provisions under Sections 216 and 319 of the Cr.P.C. before the trial court, based on the strength of the evidence.