Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/9507/2024disposed of

K.Sokkar v. The Superintendent Of Police

2026-02-02Honourable Mrs Justice L.Victoria Gowri4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 02/02/2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE L. VICTORIA GOWRI K.Sokkar ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Superintendent of Police, Pudukottai District. Pudukkottai.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Keeranur, Pudukkottai District.

3. The Inspector of Police, KK Nagar Police Station Trichy District.

4. The Inspector of Police, Mandaiyur Police Station Pudukkottai District.

5. The Inspector of Police, CBCID Pudukkottai District.

... Respondents PRAYER :- To transfer the investigation of the case in Crime No.19/2024 on the file of the 4th Respondent Police to 5th Respondent or any other competent agency and investigate the same in accordance with law and file a final report.

1/4

For Petitioner : M/s.Vinayak.S, Advocate.

For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to transfer the investigation of the case in Crime No.19/2024 on the file of the fourth respondent Police to fifth respondent or any other competent agency and investigate the same in accordance with law and file a final report.

2. The petitioner submitted that the petitioner herein is the de facto complainant who lodged the complaint before the fourth respondent police on 09.04.2024 in which a FIR in Crime No.19 of 2024 was registered under Sections 174 of IPC. However, there is no progress in the investigation. Hence this petition.

3. Learned Government Advocate(Crl.side) submitted that the only recently the postmortem certificate and the viscera certificates are obtained by the fourth respondent and he fairly submitted that the investigation would be concluded within a short span of time. 2/4

4. In view of the submission made by the learned Government Advocate(Crl.side), this Court directs the fourth respondent police to conclude the investigation as expeditiously as possible, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The second respondent is directed to monitor the investigation, being conducted by the fourth respondent police and the fourth respondent police is directed to appraise the progress in the investigation every Friday to the second respondent.

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

02.02.2026 NCC : yes / no Index : yes / no Internet : yes / no pnn 3/4

L. VICTORIA GOWRI,J pnn To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Pudukottai District. Pudukkottai.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Keeranur, Pudukkottai District.

3. The Inspector of Police, KK Nagar Police Station Trichy District.

4. The Inspector of Police, Mandaiyur Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

5. The Inspector of Police, CBCID, Pudukkottai District.

6. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.9507 of 2024 Date : 02/02/2026 4/4