The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Crime Branch CID, Metro Wing-II, Egmore, Chennai-08. vs B.M.Muthuvel @ B.M.Reddy @ Muthukrishnan S/o.Daniel Singaiah, No.1, Indira Nagar, North Jaganatha Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai-49.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 17331

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
SUNDER MOHAN, J
The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Crime Branch CID, Metro Wing-II, Egmore, Chennai-08. – Appellant
Versus
B.M.Muthuvel @ B.M.Reddy @ Muthukrishnan S/o.Daniel Singaiah, No.1, Indira Nagar, North Jaganatha Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai-49. – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side)
For the Respondents: Mr.A.Abdul Hameed Senior Counsel For Mr.K.V.Shanmuga Sundaram For M/s AAV Partners

Table of Content
1. summary of judicial observations regarding procedural handling of firs. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments regarding compliance with judicial directives on final reports. (Para 4 , 5 , 7)
3. court's view on balancing procedural rigor against substantive justice. (Para 6 , 9)
4. conclusion mandating trial continuation based on justice. (Para 8 , 10)

COMMON ORDER

These Criminal Revision Cases have been filed challenging the common order passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate for Exclusive Trial of CCB Cases (Relating to Cheating Cases in Chennai) and CBCID Metro Cases, Egmore, Chennai, in Crl.M.P.Nos.56516, 56517, 56522 and 56521 of 2024 dated 28.07.2025, whereby the learned Magistrate closed the FIRs on the ground that the final reports were not filed within the time stipulated earlier.

2. Since the issues involved in all these revisions are identical, they are disposed of by this common order.

3. The facts leading to the filing of the above revisions are as follows:

a) Four FIRs were registered against the respondents for the offences under Sections 406, 419, 420 and 120(B) IPC in Crime No.14 of 2023; under Sections 406, 420 and 506(1) IPC in Crime No.17 of 2023; under Se

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