Crl.OP(MD) No.14834 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.07.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.OP.(MD)No.14834 of 2026 Mohamed Sheik Abdulla ... Petitioner Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Adiramapattinam Police Station, Thanjavur District. Crime No.61/2022. ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS Act, to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate, Pattukkottai to dispose of the Crl.M.P.No.1688 of 2024 in C.C.No.51 of 2023 within a definite time framed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Althaf Sheriff for M/s.Ajmal Associates For Respondent : Mr.B.Arun Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.OP(MD) No.14834 of 2026 ORDER The present petition has been filed by the defacto complainant in CC 51 of 2023 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Pattukkottai seeking a direction to the concerned Court for expeditious disposal of Crl.M.P.No.1688 of 2024. 2.Perusal of the records revealed that the respondent Police have filed a charge sheet in January, 2024 and the petitioner has sought for a direction for further investigation in Crl.M.P.No.1688 of 2024, which is kept pending for the past two years on the ground that the respondent police have not filed a counter. Hence the present application. 3.Considering the above said facts, there shall be a direction to learned Judicial Magistrate, Pattukkottai for expeditious disposal of Cr.M.P.No. 1688 of 2024 on or before 30.09.2026.. With the aforesaid observations, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 20.07.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet: Yes/No PNM 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.OP(MD) No.14834 of 2026 To 1. The Judicial Magistrate , Pattukkottai 2.The Inspector of Police, Adiramapattinam Police Station, Thanjavur District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.OP(MD) No.14834 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR , J. PNM ORDER MADE IN Crl.OP.(MD)No.14834 of 2026 20.07.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis