Crl.O.P.No.15813 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 23.06.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl. O.P. No. 15813 of 2026 Balamurugan ... Petitioner Vs. State rep., by The Inspector of Police, Ammapet, Salem City. (Crime No.1684 of 2024) ... Respondent Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to issue a direction to expedite the investigation in connection with the Crime No.1684 of 2024 and to file a final report within a stipulated time pending on the file of respondent. For Petitioner : Mr. K. Pragadeesh Kumar For Respondent : Mr. A. Amarnath, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Crl.Side) O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to file charge sheet/final report based on the FIR in Crime No.1684 of 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.15813 of 2026 2024 dated 26.12.2024, pending on the file of the respondent police, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate for the respondent. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent Police has registered a case in the above said crime number on 26.12.2024, no final report is filed till date. 4. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent would submit that the respondent Police shall file a final report within a period of three months. 5. In view of the above submission made by the learned Government Advocate, the respondent police is directed to either file a final report or closure report, as the case may be, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the defacto complainant. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.15813 of 2026 6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. 23.06.2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No AT To 1.The Inspector of Police, Ammapet, Salem City. 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.15813 of 2026 M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J. AT Crl. O.P. No. 15813 of 2026 23.06.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis