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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 65320
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
R. Vijayakumar, J
Manjupriya – Appellant
Versus
The Superintendent of Police – Respondent
Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12949 of 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: S. Suresh Manickam
For the Respondents: B. Arun
The court directed the concerned police authority to consider and dispose of a petitioner's complaint on its merits and in accordance with the law after the complaint was transferred for jurisdictional reasons.
Headnote:The petitioner filed a Criminal Original Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, seeking a direction to the police authorities to take action on a complaint dated 09.06.2026. The court noted that the complaint had been transferred from the first respondent to the second, and subsequently to the third respondent on 22.06.2026, as the second respondent found the matter to be outside their jurisdiction. The primary issue was whether the respondents had initiated appropriate action on the petitioner's complaint. The court observed that the complaint had already been forwarded to the third respondent, who is now tasked with considering the matter and initiating action in accordance with the law. With the above said observations, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.
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| 1. procedural transfer of a police complaint between authorities based on jurisdictional competence. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. judicial mandate for the competent police authority to dispose of a complaint on merits and in accordance with law. (Para 4 , 5) |
PRAYER:
Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 , to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to take action on the petitioner's complaint dated 09.06.2026 and pass such further other orders as this Court may deem fit.
ORDER
The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to initiate action on the petitioner's complaint dated 09.06.2026.
2. A perusal of the complaint reveals that the petitioner has lodged a complaint before the first respondent.
3. According to the learned Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents, the first respondent has initially forwarded the complaint to the second respondent. The second respondent has found that the value of the complaint is not within their jurisdiction and they have already transferred the complaint to the third respondent on 22.06.2026. He further submitted that the third respondent would consider the complaint and initiate appropriate action in accordance with law.
4. In view of the above said facts, the third respondent is directed to go through the complaint and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law.
5. With the above said observations, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.
