Raghul Gandhi v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.08.2025 CORAM :

THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Crl.OP(MD)No.13337 of 2025 Raghul Gandhi ... Petitioner versus

1. State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by The Sub Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station, Madurai District.

2. R.Gopi

...Respondents

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.433 of 2025 on the file of the 1st respondent Police and quash the same as illegal, incompetent and ultravires by allowing the present criminal original petition. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Lenin For R1 : Mr.P.Kottaichamy, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The petitioner is an accused in Crime No.433 of 2025 on the file of the respondent Police, which was registered for the offence under Section under Sections 303(2) of BNS 2023. They have moved this petition seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.433 of 2025 registered against him. 1/4

2. Today, when this petition is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submits that the investigation in Crime No.433 of 2025 was completed and the final report has also been filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Madurai, through e-filing in No.CC202500350 on 20.05.2025.

3. Since it is reported that the final report has been filed in Crime No. 433 of 2025, without ascertaining the materials relied on by the investigating agency in the final report, this Court is not inclined to proceed with the available FIR. Therefore, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the final report, if he is having any ground. Mere filing of the final report through e-filing is not sufficient. The respondent Police shall ensure that the final report is taken on file within a reasonable time. It is not only the responsibility of the respondent Police, the trial Court is also expected to take the final report on file, without any delay.

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To

1. The Sub Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station, Madurai District.

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

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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