W.P.Crl.(MD)No.796 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.08.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P.Crl.(MD)No.796 of 2025 V.Rowthiran ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar Police Station, Madurai. 3.Ragavendra Prasad 4.Shalini 5.Jayachitra ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first and second respondents to take immediate action on the respondents 3 to 5 upon the petitioner’s representation/complaint dated 16.07.2025, within any time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Dinesh Hari Sudarsan For R1 & R2 : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.796 of 2025 For R3 to R5 : Mr.M.Arikaran ORDER The petitioner has lodged a complaint on 16.07.2025 and filed this writ petition seeking a direction to take appropriate action on his complaint. 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the official respondents submits that the complaint of the petitioner appears to be a money dispute and therefore, they have not taken action on the complaint. 3.Once complaint has been received by the respondent Police, they have either to register a case, if the complaint constitutes any cognizable offences or to treat the same as petition enquiry, in order to ascertain as to whether any cognizable offence is made out. If the complaint does not constitutes any cognizable offence, they have to close the same. In this case, the complaint of the petitioner is pending 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.796 of 2025 from 16.07.2025 without any progress. Therefore, this Court directs the first respondent to issue necessary directions to the respondent Police as to how to receive complaints and to conduct enquiries. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 05.08.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No gns To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar Police Station, Madurai. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.796 of 2025 B.PUGALENDHI, J. gns W.P.Crl.(MD)No.796 of 2025 05.08.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis