Crl.O.P.(MD)No.3961 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.02.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P.(MD)No.3961 of 2026 Janaki ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Moolakaraipatty Police Station, Tirunelveli District. Crime No.15 of 2018 ... Respondent PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to set aside the order passed by the Learned Judicial Magistrate, Nanguneri in R.C.S. No. 1091 of 2023, dt. 16.12.2025 and consequent direction may be issued directing any other Station House Office to further investigate the Crime No. 15 of 2018 to file a final report. For Petitioner : Mr.T.A.Ebenezer For Respondent : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.3961 of 2026 ORDER The petitioner seeks to set aside the order passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Nanguneri in R.C.S. No. 1091 of 2023, dated 16.12.2025 with a consequential direction to any other Station House Officer to further investigate the case in Crime No. 15 of 2018 to file a final report. 2. The petitioner is the complainant. She lodged a complaint alleging that, while she was at her tea shop and her husband was out of station purchasing goods for the shop, two unidentified persons committed chain snatching, as a result of which she lost a 3½ sovereign thali chain. On receipt of the said complaint, the respondent registered a FIR in Crime No.15 of 2018 for the offence under Section 379 of IPC. After investigation, the FIR was closed as un-deducted one and filed referred charge sheet notice. It was recorded by the learned Judicial Magistrate and the FIR was closed. Challenging the same, the present petition has been filed. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that whenever the report recording the closure of FIR as undeducted can be challenged before this Court, as held by this Court in the judgment reported in 2017 (2) CTC 241 in the case of Chinnathambi Vs. State by an order dated 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.3961 of 2026 23.02.2017. 4. In view of the above judgment, the impugned referred charge sheet cannot be sustained and liable to be quashed. The referred Charge Sheet No. 1091 of 2023 dated 16.12.2025 is hereby quashed. The first respondent is directed to conduct further investigation in Crime No.15 of 2018 and proceed in accordance with law. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 24.02.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Sm TO:- 1. The Inspector of Police, Moolakaraipatty Police Station, Tirunelveli District. 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.3961 of 2026 L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J. Sm Order made in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.3961 of 2026 Dated 24.02.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis