BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Mahalingam ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District.

2. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its The Inspector of Police, Thirumangalam Taluk Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.32 of 2016) ... Respondent PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to direct the respondents to conduct a fair and proper investigation in Crime No.32 of 2016 dated 25.01.2016 on the file of 2nd respondent and to file the final report within stipulated time as framed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sundar 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 historically designed to subserve th