BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 13.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE L. VICTORIA GOWRI CRL OP(MD). No.3060 of 2026 G.Keerthika ... Petitioner/Defacto Complainant Vs

1. The State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, G-1, Pattukottai Town Police Station, Pattukottai, Thanjavur.

(In Crime No.484 of 2025) ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :-

To direct the respondent police to conduct investigation and to file a final report in Crime No.484 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police under Section 406, 420 & 506(i) of IPC, 1860, as against the accused persons.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Mani Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

Preface:

The advent of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 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 a