COMMON ORDER

Crl.O.P.No.2263 of 2025: This Original Petition has been filed to call for the records of the impugned unnumbered docket order dated 17.12.2024 passed by the Hon'ble Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madurai which rejected the petitioner’s prayer to furnish a copy of the preliminary report filed by the respondent, in connection with FIR in RC0502024S0013 dated 08.08.2024.

Crl.O.P.No.4583 of 2025: This Original Petition, has been filed to call for the records of the impugned FIR in Crime No.RC0502024S0013 st dated 08.08.2024 on the file of the 1 respondent and quash the same as illegal.

PART-I Short background of the facts leading to these Petitions: -

1. The parties are referred as their rank in Crl.O.P. 2263 of 2025 for the sake of convenient discussion. The petitioner Mr.A.G. Ponmanickavel is a former Inspector General of Police who served in Idol Wing – CID in the State of Tamil Nadu and retired from service on 30.11.2018. He was appointed as a Special Officer to head the Idol Wing – CID, Chennai to deal with the cases of theft of idols and antiques in all stages for a period of one year subsequent to his superannuation on 30.11.2018 vide the order of this court pas