1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.08.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Ms.JUSTICE R.MALA Crl.O.P.(MD)NO.5504 of 2011 S.Jaganas Begam @ Jasima Begam ... Petitioner/Defacto Complainant Versus The State Rep. by the All Women Police Station, Tallakulam, Madurai City. (In Crime No.24/2010) ... Respondent / Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the respondent police to complete the investigation in Crime No.24 of 2010 and to file charge sheet in accordance with law within the period that may be stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Ajmal Khan For Respondent : Mr.K.V.Rajarajan, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This petition is filed seeking for a direction, directing the respondent police to complete the investigation in Crime No.24 of 2010 and to file charge sheet in accordance with law within the period that may be stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that on the basis of the complaint given by the petitioner a case has been registered in Crime No.24 of 2010 under Sections 498(A) and 406 I.P.C. and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. However, the respondent has not taken any steps for investigating the matter and filing the charge sheet. Hence, she has come forward with the present petition for direction. 3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the occurrence has been taken place in Triplicane, Chennai and hence, the case has been transferred to the Triplicane Police Station, Chennai and on such transfer, a case has been registered in Crime No.3 of 2011 on 09.12.2010 and hence, he prays for the dismissal of this application. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. Considering the rival submissions made by both sides and on perusal of the affidavit filed in support of this application filed by this petitioner, wherein, it was specifically mentioned that the occurrence has been taken place in Chennai and the petitioner's father pacified the in-laws and even though, a case has been registered in Crime No.24 of 2010 by the respondent police, because of the jurisdiction, that has been transferred to Triplicane Police Station, which was registered in Crime No.3 of 2011 on 09.12.2010, I am not inclined to grant the relief sought for by the petitioner. However, the petitioner is directed to move before the appropriate forum for his remedy. 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AE) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tallakulam, Madurai City. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to Mr.Ajmal Khan, Advocate, Sr.No.26820 Crl.O.P.(MD)NO.5504 of 2011 08.08.2011 vsm SMA/23.8.2011/4C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/