Crl.O.P.No.24759 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 11.09.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.24759 of 2025 C.Santhamani ... Petitioner Vs. State represented by, The Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Coimbatore. (Crime No.55 of 2023) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the respondent to file the final report in Crime No.55 of 2023 before the jurisdictional Magistrate Court at the earliest. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Baskar 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 complete the investigation and file a final report in connection with Crime No.55 of 2023 before the appropriate Court within a stipulated time. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.24759 of 2025 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that though, based on the complaint given by the de facto complainant, the respondent registered a case in Crime No.55 of 2023 against the petitioner/accused, no final report has been filed till date. He further submitted that the petitioner, aged about 76 years, is suffering from heart ailments and that the civil dispute has been given a criminal color by the de facto complainant. Hence, the present petition has been filed seeking a direction to complete the investigation at the earliest. 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 two 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 a final report in Crime No.55 of 2023 within a period of two weeks from the 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.24759 of 2025 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. 11.09.2025 ham Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Coimbatore 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.24759 of 2025 N. SATHISH KUMAR , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.24759 of 2025 11.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis