Madras High Court
WP CRL./2298/2026 of S.Navachandra Vs The State Represented by The Inspector of Police ( on 26 October 2026
WP Crl. No. 2298 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 26-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
WP Crl. No. 2298 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA011937562026}
S.Navachandra
W/o. Mr. K. Sivalingam,
No.35/43, Kutty Thambiran Street,
Puliyanthope,
Chennai-600 012.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
The State Represented by The Inspector of Police (Crime)
B-1, North Beach Police Station,
Chennai- 600 001.
Crime NO. 1880/2012
..Respondent(s)
To issue a Writ of Certioarified Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, calling for the records pertaining to the Closure Report dated 31-1-2026 filed in Crime No. 1880 of 2012 dated 29-10-2012 on the file of B1 North Beach Police Station, Chennai, quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to conduct further investigation through CBCID or any other competent agency, and further direct the respondents to grant appropriate constitutional compensation to the petitioner for the failure of the State machinery to recover the stolen jewels, and pass such further orders as this Honorable Corut.
For Petitioner(s):
Ms.U. Anunitha
For Respondent(s):
Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar
Counsel for Government of Tamil
Nadu (Criminal Side)
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ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a protest petition. An endorsement has been made to that effect.
2. Permission is granted. The petitioner is granted two weeks time to file the protest petition before the jurisdictional Magistrate. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 26-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No KAL
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To The State Represented by The Inspector of Police (Crime) B-1, North Beach Police Station, Chennai- 600 001. Crime NO. 1880/2012
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V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J. KAL WP Crl. No. 2298 of 2026 26-10-2026
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