Madras High Court
CRL OP(MD)/23405/2026 of T.Muruganantham Vs The State of Tamilnadu on 14 October 2026
CRL OP(MD) No. 23405 of 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 14-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR
CRL OP(MD) No. 23405 of 2026
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T.Muruganantham
S/o.Late. Thiyagarajan,
No.872,
Amba Road,
Pappanadu, Orathanadu,
Thanjavur District
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State of Tamilnadu
Rep. by The Superintendent of police,
Thanjavur District, Thanjavur
2. The State of Tamilnadu
Rep. by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Orathanadu Sub Division, Thanjavur District
3. The State of Tamilnadu
Rep. by The Inspector of Police,
Pappanaku Police Station, Thanjavur District.
Crime No. 686/2023
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: This petition filed under section 528 of BNSS., to direct the respondent to issue look out circular against the accused in Crime No.686/2023 on the file of the 3rd respondent in order to conduct effective, impartial and proper investigation.
For Petitioner(s):
M/s S.VISHNUVARDHAN
For Respondent(s):
M/S. B. ARUN, GOVERNMENT
ADVOCATE (CRL. SIDE)
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ORDER
The present petition has been filed seeking a direction as against the first respondent to issue Look-out Circular (LOC) as against the accused in Cr.No.686 of 2023 on the file of the third respondent.
2. Perusal of the records revealed that based on the complaint lodged by the petitioner herein, FIR has been registered in Cr.No.686 of 2023 on the file of the third respondent police on 19.08.2023 for the alleged offences under sections 294(b), 506(i) IPC.
3. The grievance of the petitioner is that so far no progress has been made in the FIR. For the past three years, the respondent police have not taken any steps to continue the investigation or arrest the accused person.
4. According to the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents police, in this case the sole accused is abroad and they would file a final report within a period of one month.
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5. Considering the above facts, there shall be a direction to the third respondent to file final report within a period of one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
6. With the aforesaid observations, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 14-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No PNM To
1. The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by The Superintendent of police, Thanjavur DistrictThanjavur
2. The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Orathanadu Sub Division, Thanjavur District
3. The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Pappanaku Police Station, Thanjavur District. Crime No. 686/2023
4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
CRL OP(MD) No. 23405 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J. PNM CRL OP(MD) No. 23405 of 2026 14-10-2026