CRL RC(MD). No.16 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 07/01/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ CRL RC(MD). No.16 of 2026 A.Sandhu Mohammed ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Inspector of Police Fort Police Station Crime Branch, Fort Police Station, Trichy, Trichy District. 2.M.Srinivasan 3.S.Poornima ... Respondents PRAYER :- This Petition is filed under Section 438 r/w. 442 BNSS, to call for the records and set aside the order made in Crl.M.P.No.21728 of 2025 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Trichirappali, dated 13.11.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sundar For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 O R D E R Heard, Mr.R.Sundar, learned Counsel for the Revision Petitioner and Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for first Respondent. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL RC(MD). No.16 of 2026 2. This Criminal Revision Petition has been filed challenging the order of Judicial Magistrate No.I, Trichirappali, dated 13.11.2025, in Crl.M.P.No.21728 of 2025, whereby petition filed under Section 175(3) of BNSS was rejected on the ground that petitioner had not first lodged a complaint before the officer-in-charge of the police station, namely, the Station House Officer, and had instead directly submitted a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner of Police. 3. It was thus found that, complaint was not in accordance with law, hence application filed under Section 175(3) of the BNSS is liable to be rejected. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after making brief submissions, sought the liberty of this Court to file a fresh complaint before the appropriate police station. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL RC(MD). No.16 of 2026 5. In view thereof, nothing survives for further adjudication and this Criminal Revision Case is closed. 07.01.2026 LS TO 1. The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Trichirappali, 2. The Inspector of Police Fort Police Station Crime Branch, Fort Police Station, Trichy, Trichy District. 3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL RC(MD). No.16 of 2026 MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ,J. LS CRL RC(MD) No.16 of 2026 07.01.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis