Balamurugan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.08.2025 CORAM :

THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Crl.OP(MD)No.14082 of 2025 Balamurugan ... Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its the Superintendent of Police, Trichy District, Trichy.

2.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its the Inspector of Police, Manachanallur Police Station, Trichy District.

Crime No.193/2023.

...Respondents

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the 2nd respondent police to investigate and file a final report in Crime No.193/2023 dated 12.06.2023 on the file of the 2nd respondent within a stipulated time.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Joel Paul Antony For Respondents : Mr.P.Kottaichamy Government Advocate (Crl.side) 1/4

O R D E R

The petitioner/defacto complainant in Crime No.193 of 2023, with a grievance that the respondent police has not filed the final report in the above case, has approached this Court. 2..Mr.P.Kottaichamy, learned Government Advocate (Crl.side), who takes notice for the respondents submits that on completion of investigation in Crime No.193 of 2023, the respondent police has filed the final Report before the Judicial Magistrate Court No.III, Trichy, through e-filing, on 24.08.2025. 3.Recording the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side), this Criminal Original Petition is closed with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the final report, if so advised, in the manner known to law. Mere filing of final report is not sufficient and it is the responsibility of the respondent police to ensure that the final report is taken on file by the concerned Court within a 2/4

period of two weeks. It is also the responsibility of the concerned Courts to take the final reports on file, if it is filed in order, within a period of two weeks.

25.08.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No vrn To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Trichy District, Trichy.

2.The Inspector of Police, Manachanallur Police Station, Trichy District.

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B.PUGALENDHI,J vrn Order made in Crl.OP(MD)No.14082 of 2025 25.08.2025 4/4