Court directs police to file final or closure report within two weeks in pending investigation.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 08-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR R.Vijayalakshmi W/o.TC.Ranganathan, Plot E 142/F, Door No.13/2, Ground Floor, 23rd Cross Street, Besant Nagar, Chennai - 600090.

..Petitioner(s)

Vs The State Represented by, The Inspector of Police, W-19, Adyar AWPS, Chennai - 600 020. Crime No.01/2026 ..Respondent(s)

PRAYER: The criminal original petition filed under Section 428 CrP.C. equivalent of 528 of BNSS, to direct the respondent police to file a final report in Crime.No.01 of 2026, within a stipulated time and pass such other order as this Honble Court may deem fit and thus render justice.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.Vivekananthan For Respondent(s): Mr.LEONARD ARUL JOSEPH SELVAM Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to file a final report in Crime.No.01 of 2026, within a stipulated time.

2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent Police. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the respondent Police has registered a case in the above said crime number on 04.01.2026, no final report is filed till date.

4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that the respondent Police shall file a final report within a period of two weeks.

5.In view of the above, the respondent police is directed to either file a final report or closure report, as the case may be, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order under due intimation to the defacto complainant.

6.With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.