CRL OP/7112/2026 of Thenmozhi Vs The Superintendent of Police

CRL OP No. 7112 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20-04-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR CRL OP No. 7112 of 2026 Thenmozhi Petitioner Vs 1. The Superintendent of Police Office of the Superintendent of Police, Salem. 2.The Inspector of Police Karipatty police station, Salem City, Salem 636 007 Respondent(s) PRAYER This criminal original petition is preferred under section 528 of B NSS seeking to issue an order of direction directing the respondent to proceed wi th further investigation in Crime No. 73/2018 pending on the file of the respondent poli ce and to file the final report and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr.N.Umapathi For Respondent(s): Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam, Addl. Public Prosecutor For R1 And R2 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 7112 of 2026 ORDER Seeking direction to the respondents police to file the final report in crime no.73 of 2018 after completing the investigation, the present petition has be en filed by the petitioner. 2.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has lodged a complaint before the second respondent police for the alleged off ence under section 302 IPC and a case came to be registered in Crime No.73 of 2018 dated 11.04.2018. It is the complaint that the petitioner is residing wit h her family in a portion of the house which was given by her father. She has rented out one portion and with the money derived from the rental income, she was living her livelihood. The petitioner’s brother one Mr.Veerakumar was runni ng an electrical and hardware shop in Pelur Main Road near Ayadyapattinam Ramar Temple. On 10.04.2018 at about 11.00 p.m., after closing the shop, he was sleeping in the shop itself. On 11.04.2018, the petitioner’s brother w as found murdered and a complaint was lodged before the second respondent police. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that since, no action has been taken, a RTI enquiry was made, in which it wa s informed that since no information or clue was found with regard to the murder and hence, the complaint was dropped on 27.08.2020 as the accused was not traceable. In the report dated 27.08.2020, it was stated that though several witnesses have been 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 7112 of 2026 examined and suspects were also examined and call details wer e also verified but no information / clue have been gathered from the same. Hence, the present original petition has been preferred by the petitioner seeking direc tion to the respondents to proceed further with the investigation and to file the final report. 3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents police has filed a status report with regard to this case narr ating the sequence of the investigation being conducted. It was stated in the report that t he case was under investigation for a prolonged period and was treated as undetecte d and that a copy of the referred charge notice was also served on the complainant. A report was also placed before the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Valapady. It is further stated in the status report that now the case has been reopened and investigation is being conducted and all aspects of the case including examining potential enemies of the deceased and gathering intelligence through informants and reviewing the findings of the previous investigating officers are looked into and that the investigation is going in a proper manner. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the accused would be identified soon and the investigation will be taken t o its logical end. 4.This court heard the submissions made by both sides and perused the status report filed by the respondents police. From the perusal of the status report, it is seen that now the investigation has been reopened and further 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 7112 of 2026 investigation is going on. It is also now submitted by the learned Addi tional Public Prosecutor that every possible aspects of the case would be exam ined by the investigating officer and the police would soon identify the accused and file the final report. The status report filed by the respondents police i s recorded. In the light of the above, this court is of the view that it is a case of murder and earlier, the complaint was dropped and now the police have reopened the case and investigation is in progress and it is submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that all necessary steps are being taken to identify the accused and to complete the investigation. In view of the above, the second res pondent police is directed to complete the investigation and file the fi nal report without delay preferably within a period of six months from today. This criminal original petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. 20-04-2026 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No vvk Note to Office: Issue order copy on 22.04.2026. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 7112 of 2026 To 1.The Superintendent of Police Office of the Superintendent of Police, Salem. 2.The Inspector of Police Karipatty police station, Salem City, Salem 636 007. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 7112 of 2026 M.NIRMAL KUMAR J. vvk CRL OP No. 7112 of 2026 20-04-2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis