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Natchammal vs. the Superintendent of Police

Decided on 31 January 2024• Citation: CRL OP(MD)/1368/2024• Madras High Court
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                                                     Crl.O.P.(MD) No.1368 of 2024 
                BEFORE  THE  MADURAI  BENCH  OF MADRAS   HIGH COURT               
                                  DATED:  31.01.2024                              
                                       CORAM                                      
               THE HON'BLE  MR.JUSTICE  SATHI KUMAR  SUKUMARA   KURUP             
                              CRL.O.P (MD) No.1368 of 2024                        
             Natchammal                               ... Petitioner/             
                                                 Mother of the deceased           
                                           Vs.                                    
             1.The Superintendent of Police                                       
              O/o.The Superintendent of Police,                                   
               Karur District.                                                    
             2.The Superintendent of Police                                       
               (CBCID), South Zone,                                               
              Office of the CBCID Superintendent,                                 
               Madurai.                                                           
             3.The Inspector of Police                                            
              Velliyanai Police Station,                                          
               Karur District.                                                    
              Crime No.313/2023                                                   
             4.The Inspector of Police(CBID)                                      
               Office of the CBCID,                                               
               Thinnappan Nagar, 5th Cross Street Road,                           
               Gandhi Nagar, Thinnappa Nagar,                                     
               Karur District.                       ... Respondents              
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                                                     Crl.O.P.(MD) No.1368 of 2024 
             PRAYER:  Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C,
             directing the first respondent to withdraw the case in Crime No.313 of 2023
             dated 13.10.2023 on the file of the third Respondent and entrust the same to
             the second Respondent for investigation by appointing Competent Officer
             and to file a final report before the Jurisdictional Magistrate within the time
             stipulated by this Court.                                            
                       For Petitioner : Mr.D.S.Haroon Rasheed                     
                       For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar                       
                                      Additional Public Prosecutor                
                                      O R D E R                                   
                       The learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the    
             Petitioner had filed this Petition seeking direction against the respondents 1
             to 4, to complete the investigation in Crime No.313 of 2023 on the file of
             the Velliyanai Police Station, Karur District.                       
                       2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that they
             have completed the investigation. Based on the Post Mortem Certificate in
             P.M.No.558/2023, the Investigation Officer had closed the case as death
             caused due to drowning. Also, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor
             submits that within one month, the third Respondent / Velliyanai Police
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                                                     Crl.O.P.(MD) No.1368 of 2024 
             Station, Karur District, will be filing negative Final Report as “action
             dropped”.                                                            
                       3. The Petitioner is the mother of the deceased, who is the
             Defacto Complainant. The Petitioner is directed to approach the Court of
             the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Karur, to file protest Petition, if so
             advised.                                                             
                       4. With the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition
             is disposed of.                                                      
             Internet:Yes./No                                   31.01.2024        
             Index:Yes/No                                                         
             NCC : Yes/No                                                         
             Ls                                                                   
             To                                                                   
             1.The Superintendent of Police                                       
              O/o.The Superintendent of Police,                                   
               Karur District.                                                    
             2.The Superintendent of Police                                       
               (CBCID), South Zone, Office of the CBCID Superintendent,           
               Madurai.                                                           
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                                                     Crl.O.P.(MD) No.1368 of 2024 
                                       SATHI KUMAR   SUKUMARA   KURUP , J.        
                                                                      LS          
             3.The Inspector of Police                                            
              Velliyanai Police Station,                                          
               Karur District.                                                    
             4.The Inspector of Police(CBID)                                      
               Office of the CBCID,                                               
               Thinnappan Nagar, 5th Cross Street Road,                           
               Gandhi Nagar, Thinnappa Nagar,                                     
               Karur District.                                                    
             5.The Judicial Magistrate No.II,                                     
               Karur.                                                             
             6.The Additional Public Prosecutor,                                  
              Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,                                 
              Madurai.                                                            
                                               CRL.O.P (MD) No.1368 of 2024       
                                                                31.01.2024        
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