BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI S.P.Muthu Raman ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City.

2. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai, Police Station, Tirunelveli City.

(Crime No. 371 of 2025) ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to direct the Sub Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli City to complete the investigation in Crime No. 371 of 2025 pending on his file and to file a final report there from within the time stipulated as prescribed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Anand For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl.)

ORDER

Preface:

The advent of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 marks a constitutional transformation in India’s criminal jurisprudence. For the first time since Independence, the criminal process has been consciously re-engineered to be victim-centric, citizen-responsive and justice-oriented, in contrast to the colonial enactments which were hist