BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Bala Arun Raja ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by the Superintendent of Police, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Vadasery Police Station, Kanyakumari District.

3.Public Information Officer, Kanyakumari District, Kanyakumar.

4.The Chief Secretary of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai-9. ... Respondents (R4 is suo motu impleaded by this Court dated 20.01.2026)

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the 1^st respondent to save the CCTV footage of vadasery Police Station dated 30.10.2025 from 8.30 AM to 9.00 PM and CCTV footages of Vadasery police station dated 10.11.2025 from 9.45AM to

10.45PM.

For Petitioner : Mr.KA.Raamakrishnan For R1-R3 : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

For R4 : Mr.T.Amjad Khan Government Advocate assisted by Mr.Ajmal Khan Additional Advocate General

ORDER

Preface :

The present Criminal Original Petition raises an issue of recurring constitutional concern touching upon the accountability of police machinery, the right of citizens to