BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 07/01/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ A.Sandhu Mohammed ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Inspector of Police Fort Police Station Crime Branch, Fort Police Station, Trichy, Trichy District.

2.M.Srinivasan

3.S.Poornima ... Respondents PRAYER :- This Petition is filed under Section 438 r/w. 442 BNSS, to call for the records and set aside the order made in Crl.M.P.No.21728 of 2025 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Trichirappali, dated

13.11.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sundar For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor for R1

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Heard, Mr.R.Sundar, learned Counsel for the Revision Petitioner and Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for first Respondent.

2. This Criminal Revision Petition has been filed challenging the order of Judicial Magistrate No.I, Trichirappali, dated 13.11.2025, in Crl.M.P.No.21728 of 2025, whereby petition filed under Section 175(3) of BNSS was rejected on the ground that petitioner had not first lodged a complaint before the officer-in-charge of the police station, namely, the Station House Officer, and had instead directly submitted a c