Madras High CourtCRL OP/8404/2026disposed of

K.Selvaraj @ Selvasivaraj v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

2026-04-20Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20-04-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR K.Selvaraj @ Selvasivaraj ..Petitioner Vs

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur.

2. The State Rep.by, The Inspector of Police, Anti-Land Grabbing Special Cell, District Crime Branch, Tiruppur District.

Cr.No.62 of 2014.

..Respondents To direct the 2nd respondent to complete the investigation and file the final report in Cr.No.62 of 2014 dated 03.10.2014 pending on the file of the 2nd respondent police within a time frame.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Jayaprakash For Respondents :

Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam, Additional Public Prosecutor, Assisted by Ms.Harshana.T

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking a direction to the second respondent to complete the investigation and file the final report in Crime No.62 of 2014.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the petitioner's complaint, a case has been registered in crime No.62 of 2014 for offence under section 120(B), 409, 417, 420, 423, 467, 471 & 506(i) of IPC r/w Section 82(d) of Registration Act. Except for registering the FIR, there is no further progress and hence, this petition has been filed.

3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has produced a copy of the final report in RCS.No.6 of 2022 on 25.10.2022.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on coming to know of filing of final report, the petitioner had filed a protest petition on 03.03.2023, but the same has been returned on 21.03.2023 with an endorsement, "till now the charge sheet not filed". The petitioner had produced the returned copy of the protest petition.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor today produced the closure report and submits that through post, the closure report had been intimated to the petitioner and the same has been received by the petitioner on 10.04.2026.

6. In view of the same, it is clear that though the further action dropped in RCS No.6 of 2022, it has been informed to the petitioner only on 10.04.2026.

Now it is for the petitioner to file a protest petition before the Judicial Magistrate-3, Tiruppur. Thereafter, the learned Judicial Magistrate-3, Tiruppur shall consider the case on merits.

7. In view of the above, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed. 20-04-2026 nl Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order To

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur.

2. The Inspector of Police, Anti-Land Grabbing Special Cell, District Crime Branch, Tiruppur District.

M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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