Madras High Court
WP CRL./1841/2026 of Senthil Goplakrishnan Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep by The Secretary to the on 14 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 14-10-2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
WP Crl. No. 1841 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA011431682026}
Senthil Goplakrishnan,
S/o.Gopalakrishnan, F/o. Karthikeyan
Senthil Krisnan(DEceased),
E1-701,Ozone Greens Ph2,
Perumbakkam, Chennai - 600 100.
Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Secretary to the Government,
Home Department (Police), Fort St George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector,
Erode Collectorate, Erode - 638 001, Tamilnadu.
3.The Tahsildhar,
Erode Taluk Office, Near Panneer Selvam Park, Erode Fort, Erode, Erode - 638001, Tamilnadu.
O/o.The Superintendent of Police, District Police Officer(DPO), Near Panneer Selvam Park, Erode Fort, Erode - 638001, Tamilnadu.
5.The Investigation Officer,
O/o.The Inspector of Police, Lahunipada Police Station, Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha - 770 040.
6.The Inspector of Police,
O/o.The Inspector of Police, Lahunipada Police Station,
Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha- 770 040.
7.The Superintendent of Police,
District Police Office, Sundargarh, AT/PO Sundargarh,Pin - 770001, Sundargarh District, Odisha.
8.The Medical Superintendent /Officer,
Sub Divsional Hospital (SDH), Bonaigarh (Bonai), Sundergarh District, Odisha - 770038.
9.Commissioner -cum-Secretary,
Health and FW Department, Lok Seva Bhawan, Lok Seva Marg, Unit - 5, Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 751 001.
10.Odisha Counsel for Medical Registration, A1, 4th Floor, Toshali Bhawan (Bck Gate), Satya Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751007, Odisha.
11.National Medical Counsel,
Pocket - 14, Sector - 8, Dwarka Phase-i, New Delhi - 110077.
Respondent(s)
PRAYER
To issue a Writ of certiorarified Mandamus or any other Writ or order or direction to exhume the body, conduct re-postmortem, by experts from 3
medical college within the state of Tamilnadu to identify the body of the deceased as his own son and to confirm the real cause of death or any other competent Authority by adhering to the norms, conditions/directions of Hon’ble Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) in W.P.(MD),No.12608 of 2020 in Santhosh Vs District Collector within stipulated time that may be fixed by the Hon’ble Court and provide a copy of the said post mortem report along with copy of the videography of the said proceeding to the petitioner and further the Hon’ble Court may also be pleased to pass any other order and relief as the Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.M.Sundararaman
For Respondent(s):
Mr.Arun Anbumani
Additional Public Prosecutor for RR 1 to 4
RR 5 to 11 – served no appearance
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ORDER
This Court had extensively dealt with the facts of the case in its order dated 10.09.2026. It may be read as a part of this order. By that order, the body of Karthikeyan Senthil Krishnan was directed to be exhumed and relevant parts were permitted to be extracted for the purpose of DNA profiling. The Director of Regional Forensic Sciences Department was requested to fastrack the DNA profiling and to submit a report. This is on account of the fact that the parents of the deceased were still in a state of limbo as to whether the body that has been buried in Erode belongs to their son or not.
2. The Director of Regional Forensic Sciences Department has completed the DNA profiling and has submitted a report. As per the report, the conclusion is that the deceased is the biological son of Mr.Senthil Gopalakrishnan and Ms.Barathy Ramakrisnan. That being the position, the request of the petitioner that a re-postmortem be done becomes unnecessary.
3. Mr.M.Sundararaman requested a copy of the FSL report. This is because, the parents wants to communicate the death of the child to the concerned authorities in the United States of America. A copy of the report shall be given to Mr.M.Sundararaman by Mr.Arun Anbumani.
4. The Registry is directed to issue a certified copy of the FSL report to Mr.M.Sundararaman following the usual procedures.
5. As the report concludes that the petitioner and his wife are the parents of the deceased, no further orders are necessary in this writ petition. This Court places on record its appreciation of the efforts taken by the Regional Forensic Sciences Department, Chennai, the Police and the Revenue Department of the Erode District for their immediate action.
6. Accordingly, this Writ Petition (Criminal) stands closed. 14-10-2026 krk Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No
To
1. The Secretary to the Government, Home Department (Police), Fort St George, Chennai - 600 009.
2. The District Collector, Erode Collectorate, Erode - 638 001, Tamilnadu.
3. The Tahsildhar, Erode Taluk Office, Near Panneer Selvam Park, Erode Fort, Erode, Erode - 638001, Tamilnadu.
4. The Superintendent of Police, O/o.The Superintendent of Police, District Police Officer(DPO), Near Panneer Selvam Park, Erode Fort, Erode - 638001, Tamilnadu.
5. The Investigation Officer, O/o.The Inspector of Police, Lahunipada Police Station, Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha - 770 040.
6. The Inspector of Police, O/o.The Inspector of Police, Lahunipada Police Station, Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha- 770 040.
7. Th Superintendent of Police, District Police Office, Sundargarh, AT/PO Sundargarh,Pin - 770001, Sundargarh District, Odisha.
8. The Medical Superintendent /Officer, Sub Divsional Hospital (SDH), Bonaigarh (Bonai), Sundergarh District, Odisha
- 770038.
9. Commissioner -cum-Secretary, Health and FW Department, Lok Seva Bhawan, Lok Seva Marg, Unit - 5, Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 751 001.
10. Odisha Counsel for Medical Registration, A1, 4th Floor, Toshali Bhawan (Bck Gate), Satya Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751007, Odisha.
11. National Medical Counsel, Pocket - 14, Sector - 8, Dwarka Phase-i, New Delhi – 110077.
12. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.
V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN J. krk WP Crl. No. 1841 of 2026
14-10-2026