Muthu Kumar v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.07.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Muthukumar ... Petitioner Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

(Crime No.161 of 2024) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Revision Case filed under Section 438 r/w 442 of BNSS, to call for the records relating to the order passed in Crl.M.P.No. 243 of 2025 on the file of the Learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Keeranur, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District dated 07.07.2025 and set-aside the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Mathavan For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj Government Advocate(Crl.Side) 1/4

ORDER

Challenging the order passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Keeranur, in Crl.M.P. No.243 of 2025 dated 07.07.2025, whereby the petition filed by the petitioner under Section 497 of the BNSS seeking return of the RC book of the vehicle bearing registration number TN 55 BV 8974 was dismissed. Since the said vehicle was involved in an offense under Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, the claim of the petitioner was rejected. Challenging the same, this criminal revision case is filed.

2. The said RC book was submitted by the petitioner at the time of taking interim custody of the said vehicle and now he sought for returning the same for the purpose of getting Fitness Certificate to the said vehicle. However, the learned Judicial Magistrate had dismissed his application.

3. Considering the limited scope of the relief sought for, this Court setting aside the impugned order, dated 07.07.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.243 of 2/4

2025 and directs the learned Judicial Magistrate, Keeranur to hand over the RC book of the Ashok Leyland Dost vehicle bearing registration number TN 55 BV 8974 as an interim measure for a period of one month to the petitioner and the petitioner on receipt of the same, shall produce the same before the Regional Transport Officer for getting Fitness Certificate and on completion of that process, should surrender the RC book back to the Judicial Magistrate within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the RC book from the Judicial Magistrate. The petitioner is also directed to file an affidavit undertaking that he would return the RC book within a period of thirty (30) days before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Keeranur.

4. Accordingly, this Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. 25.07.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No gbg 3/4

L.VICTORIA GOWRI ,J.

gbg To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Keeranur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

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

Order made in Dated: 25.07.2025 4/4