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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 38137

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M. NIRMAL KUMAR, J
S.Sumathi – Appellant
Versus
State Rep.By Rep by the Inspector of Police, Valasaravakkam Police Station – Respondent
Criminal Original Petition|Crime No. 116 of 2022



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: P.Dinesh Kumar
For the Respondents: Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Additional Public Prosecutor

Court directs police to complete investigation and file final report within three months based on prosecutor's submission.

Headnote:Petitioner filed Criminal Original Petition under S.528 BNSS seeking direction to police to complete investigation in Crime No.116 of 2022 within stipulated time. Court noted submission by Additional Public Prosecutor that investigation nearly complete, with final report to be filed in three months. Court directed completion within three months from order receipt. Issues framed as need for time-bound investigation completion. Ratio: Court accepts prosecutor's assurance and imposes outer time limit for filing report. Petition disposed of with directions.

Table of Content
1. petition seeks time-bound investigation completion. (Para 1)
2. prosecutor assures investigation nearly complete. (Para 2)
3. court directs completion within three months; petition disposed. (Para 3)

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent Police to complete the investigation and file a final report in Crime No.116 of 2022 before the jurisdictional Court.

2.When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police submitted that the investigation in this case is almost completed and within a period of three months final report will be filed.

3.Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Court directs the respondent Police to complete the investigation and file the final report in Crime No.116 of 2022 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This three months period is only an outer limit.

4.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.

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