Madras High Court
CRL RC/2245/2026 of Priya Ravi Vs The Inspector of Police (Crime) on 30 September 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 30-09-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN
CRL RC No. 2245 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012257632026}
Priya Ravi
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
The Inspector of Police (Crime)
E5, Pattinapakkam Police Station (PS),
Mylapore, Chennai.
Transferred to Jurisdictional Police Station The Inspector of Police(Crime)
E4, Abiramapuram Police Station (PS),
R.A.Puram, Abhiramapuram, Chennai.
..Respondent(s)
Prayer: Petition filed under Sections 438 r/w 442 of BNSS, to set aside the impugned order passed in Crl.M.P.No.11469 of 2025, dated 08.09.2026 by the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.Ajay Francis Inigo Loyola
for Mr.Priya Annie Zachariah
For Respondent(s):
Mr.M.Amarnath
Additional Public Prosecutor
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ORDER
The revision challenges the order passed by the learned Magistrate, dismissing the prayer of the petitioner, seeking registration of First Information Report on his complaint.
2. The gist of the petitioner's complaint is that the petitioner is one of the legal heirs of one Dr. K.Ravi; that his step-mother one Prema Ravoori, by making a false declaration to the Tahsidar, obtained the legal heir certificate claiming to be a legal heir, along with two others, excluding the petitioner. According to the petitioner, the act of the said Prema Ravoori would amount to cheating and would also constitute the offence of forgery and hence, he filed Crl.M.P.No.11469 of 2025, seeking a direction by the learned Magistrate to the Police for registration of the First Information Report.
3. The learned Magistrate found that the dispute is essentially civil in nature and it has to be decided only by the Civil Court and also held that if the proposed accused have misled the Revenue Authorities and had obtained a certificate, it is open to the Revenue Authorities to lodge a complaint for the offences under Sections 177 and 182 of the IPC
4. This Court finds no infirmity, whatsoever, in the order passed by the learned Magistrate, as no cognizable offence has been disclosed in the complaint made by the petitioner warranting registration of First Information Report. However, the petitioner is justified to the extent of stating that by making the false declaration, the legal heirship certificate has been obtained from the Tahsildar.
5. Therefore, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the Tahsildar for revocation of the certificate issued by him and also for prosecuting the accused for making false declaration under Section 177 of the IPC. With the above liberty, the revision stands disposed of. If any such request is made by the petitioner, the Revenue Authority concerned shall take action within a period of four weeks thereof. 30-09-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No (drm) To:
1. The Inspector of Police (Crime) E5, Pattinapakkam Police Station (PS), Mylapore, Chennai.
2. The Inspector of Police (Crime) E4, Abiramapuram Police Station (PS), R.A.Puram, Abhiramapuram, Chennai.
3. The XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai.
SUNDER MOHAN, J. (drm) CRL.R.C.No.2245 of 2026 30-09-2026