BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 15.12.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ

Rajan Chellappa ... Petitioner

Vs

The State of Tamil Nadu,

Rep. by the Inspector of Police,

Nilakkottai Police Station,

Dindigul District.

(In Crime No. 31/2017). ... Respondent

Prayer: This Criminal Revision Case filed under Section 438 r/w 442 of BNSS to call for the records and set aside the order made in Crl.M.P.No.800/2025

dated 19.08.2025 on the file of Judicial Magistrate Court, Nilakkottai.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.P.Rajan,

For Respondent : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar

Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

Heard Mr.V.P.Rajan, learned Counsel for Revision Petitioner and

Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent.

2. The present Criminal Revision Petition has been filed to set aside the order of Judicial Magistrate Court, Nilakkottai, dated 19.08.2025 in Crl.M.P.No. 800/2025, whereby the petition filed by petitioner under Section 503 and 497 of BNSS for interim custody of vehicle viz., SWARAJ 735 Tractor 2014, bearing Registration No.TN 79 A 0873, remanded in RPR No.68 of 2017, was rejected on the premise that RC book stands in the name of one Sakthivel and hence peti