IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 12.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA S.Guganathan ... Petitioner Vs.

State represented by, The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Neelankarai, Chennai.

(Crime No.3 of 2022) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to issue a direction for completion of trial in Spl.S.C.No.57 of 2022 before the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Chengalpattu, in an expeditious and time bound manner as mandated under Section 35(2) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Govindaraju For Respondent : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Chengalpattu, to complete the trial in Spl.S.C.No.57 of 2022 in an expeditious manner.

2. The submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner are as follows:-

2.1. The petitioner/PW1, who is the father of the victim in Crime No.3 of 2022, is that the crime is of the year 2022 and after completion of investigati