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E.Saravanan v. The State represented by its Inspector of Police

Madras HC27 Oct 2025CRL OP/29125/2025

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What is this about?

Madras High Court; Crl.O.P.No.29125 of 2025; decided 27.10.2025; A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J.; Section 528 BNSS; direction for further investigation; Crime No.48 of 2025; Central Crime Branch Avadi (Land Grabbing, LGA); complaint by Sub Registrar, Avadi; impersonation and forgery; Sections 420 and 471 IPC; investigation pending; maintainability of further investigation petition; petition dismissed; E. Saravanan v. State (Inspector of Police, CCB Avadi).

What did the court decide?

Since investigation in Crime No.48 of 2025 is admittedly still pending, the question of ordering further investigation would not arise. ¶5

E.Saravanan Vs The State represented by its Inspector of… — Cheating and Forgery | Madras HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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Dated: 27.10.2025

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Coram :

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

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E.Saravanan ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch,Avadi (Avadi City-CCB), (Land Grabbing, LGA) Commissionerate of Avadi, Avadi, Chennai.(Crime No.48 of 2025) ... Respondent

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Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the respondent to conduct further investigation for all the offences committed by the accused, in pursuant to the Crime No.48 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

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For Petitioner : Mr.P.G.Thiyagu

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For Respondent : R.Vinothraja, Govt. Advocate (Crl.Side) ******

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ORDER

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This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to

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the respondent police to conduct further investigation for all the offences committed by the accused pursuant to Crime No.48 of 2025 on the file of 1/4

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the respondent police.

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2 Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that on receipt

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of the complaint given by the Sub Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, Avadi, a case in Cr.No.48 of 2025 has been registered by the respondent police with regard to the trust of the petitioner. The accused have committed an offence of impersonation and forgery. However, the respondent police have not conducted a proper investigation and thereby present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent police to conduct further investigation for all the offences committed by the accused.

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3 Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) would submit that based on the complaint given by the Sub Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, Avadi, a case in Crime No.48 of 2025 has been registered for the offences under Sections 420 and 471 IPC. He would further submit that in this case, investigation is still pending and hence there is no question of further investigation and thereby this petition seeking further investigation is not maintainable.

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4 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned

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Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for the respondent police and perused the materials on record.

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5 Admittedly investigation is pending in Crime No.48 of 2025,

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which has been registered based on the complaint given by the Sub Registrar, Avadi. In such circumstances, the question of ordering further investigation would not arise.

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6 Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed.

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However, it is made clear that during the course of investigation, if any

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offences come to light, the matter shall be proceeded further in accordance with law.

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Neutral Citation : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No cgi To

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The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Avadi (Avadi City-CCB), (Land Grabbing, LGA) Commissionerate of Avadi,Avadi, Chennai 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.,

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