Madras High Court
WP Crl.(MD)/6008/2026 of Mohammed Samudeen Vs The Superintendent of Police on 4 November 2026
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 04-11-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K. GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI
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Mohammed Samudeen
S/o. Sahul Hameed,
Residing at Ward No.49,
Muslim Middle Street,
Aruppukottai,
Virudhunagar District
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Superintendent of Police,
Virudhunagar District,
Virudhunagar.
2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police,
Aruppukottai Taluk,
Virudhunagar District.
3. The Inspector of Police,
Aruppukottai Town Police Station,
Virudhunagar District.
Crime No.168 of 2024
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 3rd respondent to conduct fair, impartial, effective and expeditious further investigation in Crime No.168 of 2024 on the file of the Aruppukottai town police station in accordance with the order dated 29.07.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.142 o 2026 in R.C.S.No.7 of 2026 by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukottai, and thereafter file an appropriate final report
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before the competent court within the time frame to be fixed by this court.
For Petitioner(s)
:M/s R.Balakrishnan
For Respondent(s)
:Mr.D.Rajaboopathy
Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side)
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ORDER
This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the third respondent to conduct a fair, impartial, effective and expeditious further investigation in Crime No.168 of 2024 on the file of the Aruppukottai Town Police Station, in accordance with the order dated 29.07.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.142 of 2026 in R.C.S.No.7 of 2026 by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukottai, and thereafter file an appropriate final report before the competent Court within the time stipulated by this Court.
2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukottai, by order dated 29.07.2026, directed further investigation in the above crime. However, the further investigation has not been completed so far. Hence, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to expedite the same.
3. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondents would submit that the third respondent is the
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4. In view of the above, the third respondent is directed to complete the further investigation in Crime No.168 of 2024 and file an appropriate final report before the competent Court, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
5. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. 04-11-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No skn To
1. The Superintendent of Police Virudhunagar District Virudhunagar
2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Aruppukottai Taluk Virudhunagar District
3. The Inspector of Police Aruppukottai Town Police Station Virudhunagar District
4. The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai
WP Crl.(MD) No. 6008 of 2026 K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI, J. skn WP Crl.(MD) No. 6008 of 2026 04-11-2026