Packiyaraj v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Uchipuli

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 19/02/2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE L. VICTORIA GOWRI and CRL MP(MD). Nos.15378 and 15380 of 2025 Packiyaraj ... Petitioner Vs

1. State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Uchipuli Police Staion, Ramanathapuram District.

(Crime No. 188 of 2015).

2. P. Rajesh Kannan The Inspector of Police, Utchipuli Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

... Respondents PRAYER :- To call for the entire records pertaining to the case in CC.No. 254/2023 pending on the file of the learned II Additional District Judge for EC and NDPS act cases, Pudukottai and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr. Anand R., Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar for R1 Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to call for the records pertaining to the case in SC No.9/2024 on the file of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Tirunelveli and quash the same as illegal.

2. It is the contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that there is no case made out from the materials collected by the prosecution as against the petitioner. Hence, seek to quash the final report.

3. The very submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner indicate P.W.1 has been examined. As the substantive evidence had already come on record and documents have also been marked through the witnesses, at this stage, this Court cannot conduct a mini trial. This Court, exercising its jurisdiction under Section 528 BNSS, cannot conduct a roving enquiry or mini trial as held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gunmala Sales Private Limited v. Anu Mehta and others reported in (2015) 1 SCC 103. Since already P.W.1 2/4

has deposed his evidence, it is for the trial Court to take note of it and proceed as per law. Hence this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings. However, the trial Court is directed to complete the trial as expeditiously as possible in SC No.9/2024 on the file of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Tirunelveli, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions stand closed.

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L. VICTORIA GOWRI,J pnn To

1. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tirunelveli.

2. The Inspector of Police, Uchipuli Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. (Crime No. 188 of 2015).

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.18623 of 2025 Date : 19/02/2026 4/4