JUDGMENT

Dated : 20^th February, 2026 The de facto complainant in crime no.13/2025 of Palakkad Vanitha police station filed this W.P.(Crl) under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for directing the 2^nd respondent to entrust further investigation in the above crime to a superior Officer not below the rank of DySP or to the Crime Branch. The above crime was registered alleging offence punishable under Section 64(2)(m) of BNS.

2. The prosecution case as revealed from the FIR is that the accused, who is a Yoga teacher, on 11.8.2024 at 11.00 p.m, while the de facto complainant was returning in his car after attending a happiness class at Muthukkurishi, committed rape upon her, captured the photo of her private part, threatened her using the photo, and again committed rape upon her at about 12.00 in the night on one day in a school at Chittoor, wherein DSN course was going on.

3. In this case the police after investigation filed a final report finding that the complaint is false. Aggrieved by the above finding, the de facto complainant preferred this W.P.(Crl).

4. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the investigating officer without conducting a proper invest