Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14571 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.09.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14571 of 2025 C.Salomon William Jebaraj ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli. 2.The Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Tirunelveli City. 3.The Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli City ...Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to set aside the closure report, dated 07.02.2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.Mayil Vahana Rajendran.C For Respondents : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14571 of 2025 ORDER The petitioner has filed this petition seeking a direction to set aside the closure report, dated 07.02.2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite his complaint disclosing a cognizable offence, the respondents Police did not act upon the same and without conducting a proper investigation, they filed a closure report on 07.02.2025. According to the petitioner, even before registration of the FIR, his complaint was closed by the respondents. 3. This Court is of the view that the Code of Criminal Procedure provides a mechanism to address such issues. The petitioner ought to have approached the jurisdictional Magistrate seeking registration of the complaint, if any cognizable offence was made out in the said complaint. 4. With the above liberty, this Criminal Original Petition is closed. 04.09.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Indu 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14571 of 2025 To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli. 2.The Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Tirunelveli City. 3.The Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli City 4.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.14571 of 2025 SUNDER MOHAN, J. Indu Crl.O.P(MD).No.14571 of 2025 04.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis