Full Judgment
(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the 2nd Respondent to register the petitioner's complaint dated 23.03.2016 and investigate the same in accordance with law.)
1. This petition has been filed to direct the 2nd Respondent to register the petitioner's complaint dated 23.03.2016 and investigate the same in accordance with law.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side), who would submit that on the basis of the complaint given by the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending.
3. The allegation in the complaint is that the proposed accused persons, by promising to get a job to the petitioner in the Transport Department, received a sum of Rs.1,30,000/- from him one year before; that they have neither secured a job nor returned the amount to him; that when the return of amount was insisted by the petitioner, the proposed accused persons threatened the petitioner with dire consequences and used abusive language. In this regard, he sent a complaint to the respondents. Since no action was taken thereon, the petitioner has invoked the provisions of Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking the above relief.
4. In view of the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) that petition enquiry is pending in this case, the respondent is directed to expedite the enquiry and complete the same within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. During the course of enquiry, if any cognizable offence is made out, the respondent police shall take action in accordance with the law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Lalitha Kumari vs. Govt. of U.P and others [2013 (4) Crimes 243 (SC). In case of closure of the complaint, a copy of the closure report be furnished to the petitioner within a week of such closure. On receipt of the same, it is open to the petitioner to work out his remedy in the manner known to law.
With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.