Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12213 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.07.2025 CORAM : THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12213 of 2025 Kannan ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Sub Inspector of Police, Sathankulam, Thoothukudi District. 2. Kalimuthu ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 BNSS, to set aside the returned docket order in Unnumberd, Crl.M.P.No. of 2025 dated 22.05.2025 and consequently direct the learned Judicial Magistrate, Santhankulam to number the above petition. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Mathava Selvam, Advocate For R1 & R2 : Mr.P.Kottai Chamy, Government Advocate(Crl.side) 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12213 of 2025 ORDER The petitioner has filed this petition challenging the docket order of returning a petition in unnumbered Crl.M.P.No. Of 2025 dated 22.05.2025 and to direct the learned Magistrate to number the petition. 2.It appears that the learned Judicial Magistrate has rejected the petition, without even numbering the same. The grounds on which the petition was rejected are also not proper. The learned Magistrate ought to have numbered the petition and ought to have rejected it with some proper reasons. Therefore, the impugned order dated 22.05.2025 is set aside. The learned Judicial Magistrate, Santhankulam is directed to number the petition of the petitioner and thereafter, take a decision. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is allowed. 21.07.2025 gns 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12213 of 2025 To 1. The Judicial Magistrate, Santhankulam 2. The Sub Inspector of Police Sathankulam, Thoothukudi District 3.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.12213 of 2025 B.PUGALENDHI,J gns Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12213 of 2025 21.07.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis