BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 23/02/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE L. VICTORIA GOWRI Abdulla ... Petitioner / Defacto Complainant Vs The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Station, Thanjavur District.

(Crime No.370 of 2022) ... Respondent / Complainant PRAYER :-

To direct the respondent Police to complete the investigation in Crime No.370 of 2022 and to file charge sheet in accordance with law within the period that may be stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Althaf Sheriff For Respondent : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Crl Side)

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 the interests of an imperial administration and to control its subjects.

2. The new Codes emphasise timeliness,