A.Sivagananadhan v. The State of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC25 Oct 2025CRL OP(MD)/18158/2025

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What is this about?

CRL OP(MD) No.18158 of 2025; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Sunder Mohan, J.; decided 25/10/2025; Section 528 BNSS 2023; direction to Judicial Magistrate No.I Virudhunagar to take on file C.C.No.9/2020 arising from FIR Crime No.5/2012, District Crime Branch, Virudhunagar; receipt of petitioner's undertaking affidavit; related writ W.P(MD)No.8254 of 2025 concerning refusal of passport; records traced and case re-numbered C.C.No.267 of 2025; petition disposed of with observation to accept application and pass orders in accordance with law within reasonable time.

What did the court decide?

Criminal Original Petition disposed of with the observation that the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar may accept the petitioner's application and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a reasonable time. ¶27-28

A.Sivagananadhan Vs The State of Tamil Nadu — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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CRL OP(MD). No.18158 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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Dated : 25/10/2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

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CRL OP(MD). No.18158 of 2025

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A.Sivagananadhan ... Petitioner

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The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

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2.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its the Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Virudhunagar District.

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... Respondents

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Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar take the case on file in C.C.No.9/2020 pertaining to FIR in Crime No.5/2012 on file of second respondent and consequently direct the Judicial Magistrate I, Virudhunagar to receive the petitioner undertaking affidavit and pass order within a time stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.N.Ganesh Advocate.

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For Respondents : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram, Additional Public Prosecutor

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ORDER

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The petitioner seeks a direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar, to take up the case on file in C.C.No.9 of 2020 and consequently, to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar, to receive the petitioner's undertaking affidavit and pass suitable orders within a time stipulated by this Court.

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2.When the Passport Officer had refused to issue the pass port, the petitioner filed a writ petition in W.P(MD)No.8254 of 2025, seeking a direction to the passport authority to consider the petitioner's request for passport. This Court had observed that the petitioner may be entitled to approach the trial Court for the relief sought for in the writ petition and further directed the trial Court to dispose of the said application within a period of three weeks.

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3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that pursuant to the transfer, the transferee Court, namely, learned Judicial Magistrate 2/4

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No.I, Virudhunagar, had not taken up the case stating that the records could not be traced and that the petitioner was unable to comply with the order of this Court in W.P(MD) No.8254 of 2025.

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4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent police would submit that the records have been traced and the learned Magistrate has re-numbered the case as C.C.No.267 of 2025.

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5.In view of the same, the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar, may accept the application of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a reasonable time.

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6.With the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is

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disposed of.

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25.10.2025

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Index :Yes/No Internet :Yes/No NCC :Yes/No cp

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