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M.Muthuraja v. Valarmathi

Madras HC16 Sept 2025CRL OP(MD)/18527/2024

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What is this about?

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18527 of 2024; M.Muthuraja @ Muthurashu v. Valarmathi, Superintendent of Police Dindigul and Inspector of Police, Vedasanthur Police Station; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Justice Sunder Mohan; decided 16.09.2025; petition under Section 528 BNSS 2023 challenging docket order dated 06.09.2024 of Judicial Magistrate, Vedasanthur returning unnumbered Crl. M.P. filed under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C.; return required filling dates in list of documents and other compliances; held: petition against a return not entertainable, compliance to be made before the learned Magistrate; Criminal Original Petition dismissed.

What did the court decide?

This Court cannot entertain a Criminal Original Petition filed against a return of a petition; it is for the petitioner to comply with the return before the learned Magistrate. ¶21

M.Muthuraja Vs Valarmathi — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18527 of 2024

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED :16.09.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

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Crl.O.P.(MD).No.18527 of 2024

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M.Muthuraja @ Muthurashu

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.Valarmathi

2.The Superintendent of Police, Office of Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District.

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3.The Inspector of Police, Vedasanthur Police Station, Dindigul District. ... Respondents

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Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for records of the docket order dated 06.09.2024 in unnumbered Crl. M.P.No. of 2024 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Vedasanthur, Dindigul District which was filed by the petitioner under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. and set aside the same and consequently direct the learned Judicial Magistrate, Vedansanthur to number the case.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathya Chidambaram For R-2 & R-3 : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18527 of 2024

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ORDER

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The petitioner has challenged the docket order passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Vedasanthur, Dindigul District dated 06.09.2024, returning the petition filed by the petitioner under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C.

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The petition filed by the petitioner has been returned stating that dates

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have to be filled up in the list of documents and also for certain other compliances. This Court cannot entertain this petition, which is filed against a return. It is for the petitioner to comply with the return before the learned Magistrate. Therefore, the Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed.

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