Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13892 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.08.2025 CORAM : THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Crl.OP(MD)No.13892 of 2025 R.Mayakannan ... Petitioner Vs 1.Anandaraj, 2.A.Porselvi 3.K.Rathnasamy 4.A.Ravi 5.State of Tamilnadu Rep.By, Sub Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Police Station, Madurai District. ...Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Peraiyur, to dispose of the petition filed by the petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.3 of 2025. For Petitioners : Mr.Alagarsamy. R For R5 : Mr.P.Kottaichamy Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R The petitioner with a grievance that the application filed by 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13892 of 2025 him, under section 175(3) of BNSS, in the month of January-2025 has not been concluded by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Peraiyur, has approached this Court. 2.The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed above application in the month of January 2025 and that has been periodically adjourned by the learned Judicial Magistrate, without passing any orders. 3.Mr.P.Kottaichamy, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), who takes notice for the fifth respondent submits that this petitioner has already lodged a complaint before the respondent police and the same was enquired and it was closed .Thereafter, this petitioner has preferred the above complaint before the Judicial Magistrate, Periyur, under Section 175(3) of BNSS, 2023. 4.This Court considered the rival submissions made and also perused the materials placed on record. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13892 of 2025 5.It is not proper on the part of the Judicial Magistrate, Peraiyur, in not disposing of an application filed under section 175(3) of BNSS, for over a period of eight months. Therefore, petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate, Peraiyur, to take a call on the merits of the complaint of the petitioner and decide the same, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 21.08.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes vrn To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Peraiyur. 2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Police Station, Madurai District 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13892 of 2025 B.PUGALENDHI, J. vrn Order made in Crl.OP(MD)No.13892 of 2025 21.08.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis