A. Chelladurai v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.07.2025 CORAM :

THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI A.Chelladurai ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Alangulam Police Station, Alangulam, Tenkasi District.

(Crime No.495 of 2012) ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 BNSS, to direct the second respondent to complete the investigation and to file the final report in Crime No.495 of 2012 dated 20.10.2012 on the file of the second respondent within a stipulated period as framed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Saravanakumar For Respondents : Mr.P.Kottaichamy, Government Advocate(Crl.side) 1/4

ORDER

The petitioner, who is the defacto complainant in Cr.No.495 of 2012 on the file of the second respondent Police, has filed this petition seeking a direction to the second respondent Police to complete the investigation in the said case and file a final report, within a time frame. 2.The learned Government Advocate(Crl.side) appearing for the respondents submits that the investigation in this case completed and the same was closed as 'Mistake of Fact', on 02.07.2018 itself. However, the learned Government Advocate(Crl.side) is not having any instructions as to whether RCS notice was served or not on the petitioner. 3.Since the case itself was closed as 'Mistake of Fact', this Court is not inclined to entertain this petition. The petitioner is at liberty to challenge the final report, provided if he is having any grounds and the learned Judicial Magistrate, Tenkasi shall entertain the protest petition, if the petitioner has not been served with RCS notice. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is closed.

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To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Tenkasi.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Alangulam Police Station, Alangulam, Tenkasi District.

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

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