Crl.O.P(MD)No.18804 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P(MD)No.18804 of 2025 B.Jagathish ... Petitioner/Defacto Complainant Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 2.The Inspector of Police, Vadasery Police Station, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. (Crime No.331/2025) 3.Lakshmanan ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to withdraw the investigation in Crime No.331 of 2025 from the file of the 2nd respondent and hand over the same to some other police officer not below the rank of Inspector of Police working under the 1st respondent and further direct him to complete the investigation and to file report within a stipulated time frame. For Petitioner : Mr.L.George Paul Anto 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P(MD)No.18804 of 2025 For R1 & R2 : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate(Crl.Side) ORDER This criminal original petition is filed to withdraw the investigation in Crime No.331 of 2025 from the file of the 2nd respondent and hand over the same to some other police officer not below the rank of Inspector of Police working under the 1st respondent and further direct him to complete the investigation and to file report within a stipulated time frame. 2. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) for the respondent police submitted that after completing the investigation, the Final Report was filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Nagercoil and the case was taken on file in S.T.C.No.12 of 2026. 3. Recording the submission of the learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side), this Criminal Original Petition is closed with 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P(MD)No.18804 of 2025 liberty to the petitioner to file a petition for further investigation in the aforesaid S.T.C under Section 193(9) of BNSS, 2023 if so advised. 06.02.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No gbg To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 2.The Inspector of Police, Vadasery Police Station, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 3.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.18804 of 2025 L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J. gbg Crl.O.P(MD)No.18804 of 2025 06.02.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis