Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5493 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.06.2025 CORAM : THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5493 of 2025 S.Mohan ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The State of Tamil Nadu The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District. 3.The Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Madurai District. 4.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Madurai District. ...Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to direct the 2nd respondent to instruct the 4th respondent to investigate the complaint lodged by the petitioner on the basis of his representation dated 03.12.2024. For Petitioners : Mr.G.Thiruvarutselvan For Respondents : Mr.AS.Abul Kalam Azad, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5493 of 2025 ORDER The petitioner with a grievance that his complaint forwarded by the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Madurai under Section 156(3) CrPC has not been enquired by the City Crime Branch Madurai, has approached this court to direct the 4th respondent to investigate into his complaint. 2.The learned Government Advocate (Crl Side) appearing for the respondent police submits that the City Crime Branch has no jurisdiction to enquire into the complaint of this petitioner, which was forwarded by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Madurai in CrMP No.4786 of 2023. This has been communicated by the Sub Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch to the Judicial Magistrate concerned. He has also produced a copy of the said communication. He further submits that the petitioner has filed another petition under Section 200 CrPC and it has been numbered as CrMP.No.1025 of 2024 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Madurai. 3.Considering the above submission of the learned Government Advocate and also considering that the petitioner has already invoked the 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5493 of 2025 provisions under Section 200 CrPC, this petition is closed with liberty to the petitioner to workout his remedy in CrMP No.1025 of 2024 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Madurai. 04.06.2025 DSK To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District. 3.The Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Madurai District. 4.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Madurai District. 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5493 of 2025 B.PUGALENDHI,J DSK Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5493 of 2025 04.06.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis