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2025 DAILYLAW 8401 (MAD)

M.SANGEETHA v. The Director

WP Crl./1529/2025 · 2026-07-14

G K Ilanthiraiyan

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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W.P.Crl.No.1529 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 14.07.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN W.P.Crl.No.1529 of 2025 M.Sangeetha ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, Jawarharlal Nehur Stadium, New Delhi-110 003 2.The Join Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), No.26, Shastri Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Haddows Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 006 3.The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai 4.The Inspector of police, V-5, Thirumangalam Police Station, Chennai-40 ... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition(Crl.) filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to transfer the investigation from 3rd to 4th respondents pending on the file of the 4th respondent in Cr.No.734/2025 to 1st to 2nd respondents or any other investigation agency and hand over the case file to the new agency appointed by this Court and further directing the 4th respondent to hand over the CCTV Footage and Hard Disk to concerned Judicial Magistrate https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1529 of 2025 under safe custody in accordance with law. For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondents For R3 &4 : Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) For R1 & 2 : Mr.K.Srinivasan, Special Public Prosecutor (CBI) ORDER This writ petition has been filed praying for a direction to the respondents to transfer the investigation from 3rd to 4th respondents pending on the file of the 4th respondent in Cr.No.734/2025 to 1st to 2nd respondents or any other investigation agency and hand over the case file to the new agency appointed by this Court and further directing the 4th respondent to hand over the CCTV Footage and Hard Disk to concerned Judicial Magistrate under safe custody in accordance with law. 2. It is seen that the fourth respondent registered FIR in crime No.734 of 2025 and completed investigation. Thereafter, final report was filed and it is pending for committal in PRC.No.130 of 2026. Therefore, no investigation is pending on the file of the fourth respondent in crime No.734 of 2025 and as such, no transfer of investigation arises. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1529 of 2025 3. In view of the above discussion, this writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. 14.07.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral citation : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1529 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J, lok To 1.The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, Jawarharlal Nehur Stadium, New Delhi-110 003 2.The Join Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), No.26, Shastri Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Haddows Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 006 3.The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai 4.The Inspector of police, V-5, Thirumangalam Police Station, Chennai-40 5. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai. W.P.Crl.No.1529 of 2025 14.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis