Crl.OP(MD) No.17810 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.08.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.OP.(MD)No.17810 of 2026 Palanichamy ... Petitioner Vs 1. The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch -III Police Station, Madurai. (Crime No.03 of 2014). 2. N.Nachimuthu 3. Suresh @ Nattarayan 4. T.Rathinakumar 5. R. Pandiyan 6. K. Muththukumar 7. N. Chandrasekaran 8. S. Gunasekaran 9. Sasidharan (E) Sasikumar 10. R. Ramaraj 11. Mariraja 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.OP(MD) No.17810 of 2026 12. Santhi 13. V. Suresh 14. N. Srinivasan 15. E. Thangapandi 16. B. Baskaran 17. Seenivasan 18. V. Sasikumar 19. A.M. Manikandan 20. Gowri Sri 21. S. Santhi 22. M. Manjula 23. S. Saraswathi 24. T. Rajkumar 25. P.T.V. Letcumi ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS., to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Madurai, to dispose of Crl.M.P.No. 4361 of 2024 within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sivaprakash for M/s.Apn Law Associates For Respondents : Mr.V.Shathurthi Raja Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for R1 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.OP(MD) No.17810 of 2026 ORDER The present petition has been filed by the defacto complainant in Crl.M.P.No.4361 of 2024 seeking speedy disposal of protest petition. 2.Considering the fact that the protest petition is pending for the past two years, there shall be a direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Madurai to expeditiously dispose of Crl.M.P.No.4361 of 2024 on or before 31.12.2026. 3.With the aforesaid observations, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 18.08.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet: Yes/No PNM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Madurai 2.The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch -III Police Station, Madurai. 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.17810 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR , J. PNM ORDER MADE IN Crl.OP.(MD)No.17810 of 2026 18.08.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis