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State rep by Station House Officer. v. The Inspector of Police

Madras HC11 Dec 2025CRL MP/23354/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Keywords: Section 482 Cr.P.C.; extension of time; completion of investigation; final report; Crime No.242/2024; Special Court, Puducherry; Vigilance and Anti Corruption; transfer of investigation; Crl.O.P.No.9460/2025; Crl.MP.No.14837/2025; anticipatory bail dismissed; FSL report; mobile phones forensic examination; job racket. Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. Nirmal Kumar. Decision date: 11-12-2025. Outcome: petition allowed.

What did the court decide?

Extension of time granted: the criminal miscellaneous petition was ordered, with the investigation in Crime No.242/2024 to be completed and the final report filed without further delay, preferably within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the FSL report. ¶29

State rep by Station House Officer. Vs The Inspector of Police — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Investigating Agency (Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Puducherry) should be granted a further period of three months to complete the investigation and file the final report in Crime No.242 of 2024 on the file of the Special Court, Puducherry.

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Court's answer

Considering the stage of the investigation — prime accused absconding, his anticipatory bail petition dismissed, and the FSL report yet to be received — the Court directed the Inspector, Vigilance and Anti Corruption to complete the investigation and file the final report without further delay, preferably within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the FSL report.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (M. Nirmal Kumar J.) allowed a criminal miscellaneous petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. moved by the State through the Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption Unit, Puducherry, seeking a further three months to complete investigation in Crime No.242/2024 pending before the Special Court, Puducherry. The case arose out of a job-racket complaint by the second respondent/victim; earlier, by order dated 01.04.2025 in Crl.O.P.No.9460/2025 the Court had recorded transfer of the case to V&AC and directed the SP (V&AC) to monitor and complete the investigation, and by order dated 04.08.2025 in Crl.MP.No.14837/2025 had granted eight weeks' extension. With the prime accused still absconding, his anticipatory bail petition dismissed the day before, several victims having paid money, and the FSL report on the seized mobile phones awaited, the Court directed completion of the investigation and filing of the final report without further delay, preferably within three months from receipt of a copy of the FSL report.

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CRL MP No. 23354 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 11-12-2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR

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CRL MP No. 23354 of 2025 in CRL.OP.No.9460 of 2025

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State rep by Station House Officer. The Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption Unit, Puducherry.

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Petitioner(s)

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The Inspector of Police Odiansalai Police Station, Puducherry.

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2.Muralidharan S/o.Ethiraj, No.17, Theni Jayakumar Nagar, Uruvaiyaru, Puducherry.

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Respondent(s)

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PRAYER : The criminal miscellaneous petition filed under Sectioin 482 Cr.P.C. to extension three months to complete the investigation of the case for filing final report in Cr.No.242/2024 on the file of the Special Court, Puducherry as per the direction of this Hon'ble Court in Crl.M.P.NO.14837/2025 dated 04/08/2025 in Crl.O.P.No.9460/2025 dt.01.04.2025 and thus render justice.

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.V. Ramachandramurthy Public Prosecutor For Puducherry (V And Ac)

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For Respondent(s): Mr.M.R.Thangavel for R2

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ORDER

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The second respondent/victim had lodged a complaint to the first respondent police, based on which, a case in crime No.242 of 2024 was registered.

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2.Since the investigation was not proceeding, he filed a transfer of investigation petition in Crl.O.P.No.9460 of 2025, this Court by order dated 01.04.2025, finding already case transferred to the file of Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Puducherry and further sanction to be obtained against the public servant, this Court directed the Superintendent of Police, (V&AC) Puducherry to monitor the investigation, completed the investigation within a stipulated time. The Vigilance and Anti Corruption filed a petition in Crl.MP.No.14837 of 2025 sought extension of time to complete the investigation and this Court by order dated 04.08.2025, considering the request of the Investigating Agency, granted another eight weeks time to complete the investigation. Now, in this background, the present petition filed.

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3.The learned Public Prosecutor, Puducherry (V and AC) submitted that in this case, there are several accused, and the prime accused is still absconding, yesterday, prime accused filed an application for Anticipatory bail and it was dismissed. It is a job racketing and there are several victims, who

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have paid to the prime accused and investigation is at the crucial stage. The Mobile phones collected sent to forensic examination and forensic report yet to be received, the absconding accused is yet to be apprehended and hence seeks further period of three months time to complete the investigation and file a final report.

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4.Counsel for the second respondent submitted that though, earlier it was reported that investigation completed, except for obtaining the sanction and the case is complete in all forms, but now prosecution comes up with a new ground that FSL report is yet to be received, and prime accused is yet to be arrested. In any event investigation can be completed without further delay. The petitioner is also a victim.

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5.Considering the submission and the stage of the investigation, in this case prime accused absconding, yesterday, Anticipatory bail petition dismissed and FSL report is yet to be received, hence, this Court directs the Inspector Vigilance and Anti Corruption to complete the investigation and file a final report without further delay preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the FSL report.

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6.Accordingly, the criminal miscellaneous petition is ordered.

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11-12-2025

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Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No sms To

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1.The Inspector of Police Odiansalai Police Station Puducherry