Crl.O.P.No.23358 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 25.08.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.23358 of 2025 Charles ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The State represented by, The Inspector of Police, E-2, Thirupalavanam Police Station, Thiruvallur District. (Crime No.994 of 2020). 2. Sanjivi ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the first respondent to file final report in Crime No.994 of 2020 pending on the file of the respondent Police and expedite the trial within the time as stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.J.B.Solomon Peter Kamal Doss For Respondent : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side) O R D E R The Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to direct the first respondent police to expedite the investigation in Crime No.994 of 2020 and file a final report before the appropriate Court within a stipulated time. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.23358 of 2025 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that though, based on the complaint given by the second respondent/de facto complainant, the respondent registered a case in Crime No.994 of 2020 against the petitioner, no final report has been filed till date. Hence, the present petition has been filed. 3. Learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) submitted that the investigation is in progress and respondent police will be able to file the final report at the earliest. 4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the first respondent. 5. In view of the above, the first respondent police is directed to file either a final report or a closure report in Crime No.994 of 2020, as the case may be, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, under due intimation to the de facto complainant. 6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. 25.08.2025 ham Neutral Citation:Yes/No 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.23358 of 2025 To 1. The Inspector of Police, E-2, Thirupalavanam Police Station, Thiruvallur District. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.23358 of 2025 N. SATHISH KUMAR , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.23358 of 2025 25.08.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis