THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR W.P.No. 17503 of 2025

O R D E R

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for official respondents and with their consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal at admission stage.

2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that though the 3rd respondent- authority had registered a case vide Crime No.349/2025, dt.28.03.2025, the respondents-authorities are not completing the investigation nor filing charge sheet in an expeditious manner, thereby causing prejudice to the petitioner, who is the defacto-complainant therein.

3. Per contra, learned Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of the respondents would submit that the respondents-authorities on the basis of the complaint lodged by the petitioner had registered a case vide Crime No.349/2025 on 28.03.2025, and took up investigation into the same.

4. Learned Government Pleader further submits that during the course of investigation, the authorities have caused notice, dt.21.06.2025, to the petitioner under Section 94 of BNSS by sending the same through whatsapp as the petitioner is not available in station, calling upon her to produce the relevant information, and till date the petitioner did not come forward to comply with the aforesaid notice.

5. The above statement being made by the learned Government Pleader for Home is disputed by the learned counsel for petitioner. However, a copy of the said notice is handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner in the open Court.

6. Learned Government Pleader further submits that if the petitioner furnishes the information as sought for under the aforesaid notice, the authorities would be able to proceed with the investigation in the aforesaid crime.

7. I have taken note of the respective submissions made.

8. In view of the aforesaid submission made and having regard to the fact that based on the complaint of the petitioner, the respondents-authorities having registered the aforesaid crime and also having caused the notice, dt.21.06.2025, to the petitioner under Section 94 of BNSS, by sending the same through whatsapp as she was not available in station, and a copy of the said notice is now handed over to the learned counsel for petitioner, this Court is of the view that the petitioner should be directed to comply with the aforesaid notice, enabling the respondents-authorities to conduct investigation in the aforesaid crime in an expeditious manner.

9. Subject to the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

10. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.

_____________________ T. VINOD KUMAR, J

24^th June, 2025.

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