Crl.O.P.No.23174 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 21.08.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.23174 of 2025 Arulmathi ... Petitioner Vs. State represented by, The Inspector of Police, Sankarapuram Police Station, Kallakurichi District. ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the respondent to expedite the investigation and file a final report in Crime No.222 of 2025 pending on the file of the respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Parameswaran 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 respondent police to expedite the investigation in Crime No.222 of 2025 and file a final report before the appropriate Court. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.23174 of 2025 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that though, based on the complaint given by the petitioner/de facto complainant, the respondent registered a case in Crime No.222 of 2025, 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 within a period of four weeks. 4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent. 5. In view of the above, the respondent police is directed to file either a final report or a closure report in Crime No.222 of 2025, as the case may be, within a period of four weeks 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. 21.08.2025 ham Neutral Citation:Yes/No 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.23174 of 2025 To 1. The Inspector of Police, Sankarapuram Police Station, Kallakurichi District. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.23174 of 2025 N. SATHISH KUMAR , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.23174 of 2025 21.08.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis