CRL OP No. 17861 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 17861 of 2026 U.Valli ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Superintendent of Police, Near New Bus Stand Road, Velippalayam, Elancheran Nagar, Nagapattinam. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Velankanni Town Police Station Campus, East Street, Periyar Nagar, Velankanni. Tamil Nadu 611 111. 3. The Inspector of Police, Keelaiyur Police Station, Nagapattinam District. Crime No.322 of 2022. 4. Nagapattinam South CB-CID Police Station, Elancheran Nagar, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu – 611 001. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS 2023, praying to transfer the Investigation from the respondent police (R3) to CBCID or any other investigation agencies to complete the investigation within a period 6 months in Crime No.322 of 2022, registered on the basis of the complaint dated 10.12.2022, and file an appropriate final report before the jurisdictional Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17861 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 For Petitioner(s): Mr.Shreedhar M For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran Government Advocate (Criminal Side) for R1 to R3 ORDER The prayer in this Criminal Original Petition is to transfer the investigation from the respondent police to any other investigating agency with reference to Crime No.322 of 2022. 2. The gist of allegations in this case is that the petitioner’s house was broken open, and 20 sovereigns of gold, 500 grams of silver and cash of Rs.25,000/- were stolen from the petitioner’s house. Inspite of the complaint being given in the year 2022, no action has been taken till date to recover the valuables. Hence, this petition seeks a transfer the investigation to any other investigating agency. 3. When the matter came up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) would submit that the respondents/police made their best efforts to trace and recover the valuables. However, the valuables could not be recovered and as such the final report is now being filed and a due RCS notice will be served on the complainant. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17861 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 4. In view thereof, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of, on the following terms: (i) The RCS notice shall be served on the complainant within 10 days from the date of receipt of the web copy of this order. (ii) It will be open for the complainant to file a protest petition before the Trial Court before which the final report is being filed. 5. With the above observations, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. 09-07-2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No jas https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17861 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 To 1. The Superintendent of Police, Near New Bus Stand Road, Velippalayam, Elancheran Nagar, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu – 611 001. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Velankanni Town Police Station Campus, East Street, Periyar Nagar, Velankanni. Tamil Nadu – 611 111. 3. The Inspector Of Police Keelaiyur Police Station, Nagapattinam District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17861 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. jas CRL OP No. 17861 of 2026 09-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis