P.Gopinath v. The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.06.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl. O.P. No. 16206 of 2026 P. Gopinath ... Petitioner Vs.

State rep., by The Inspector of Police (L&O), H3 Tondiarpet Police Station, Chennai - 81.

... Respondent Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to direct the respondent to file the final report in Crime No.75 of 2026 U/s.296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(2) of BNS, 2023.

For Petitioner : Mr. R.C. Manaoharan For Respondent : Mr. A. Amarnath, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to file charge sheet/final report based on the FIR in Crime No.75 of 1/4

2026 dated 19.03.2026, pending on the file of the respondent police, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate for the respondent.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent Police has registered a case in the above said crime number on 19.03.2026, no final report is filed till date.

4. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent would submit that the respondent Police shall file a final report within a period of three months.

5. In view of the above submission made by the learned Government Advocate, the respondent police is directed to either file a final report or closure report, as the case may be, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the defacto complainant.

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6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

25.06.2026 AT To 1.The Inspector of Police (L&O), H3 Tondiarpet Police Station, Chennai - 81.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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