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Deepan, v. Srinivasan and another

Madras HC11 Mar 2026CONT P/602/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Contempt petition; wilful disobedience; Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act; order dated 24.04.2025 in Crl.O.P. No.12400 of 2025; direction to complete investigation and file final report within four weeks; monitoring of investigation; final report filed 10.03.2026 before Judicial Magistrate No.II, Alandur; affidavit of second respondent dated 11.03.2026; Deputy Commissioner of Police St.Thomas Mount; Inspector of Police Madipakkam; petition closed without punishment; Madras High Court; G.K. Ilanthiraiyan J.; decided 11-03-2026.

What did the court decide?

No punishment imposed; the contempt petition was closed after the Court recorded the respondents' compliance with the order in Crl.O.P. No.12400 of 2025. ¶25

Deepan, Vs Srinivasan and another — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No punishment imposed; the contempt petition was closed after the Court recorded the respondents' compliance with the order in Crl.O.P. No.12400 of 2025.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents (contemnors) wilfully disobeyed the order dated 24.04.2025 passed in Crl.O.P. No.12400 of 2025, warranting punishment under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act.

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Court's answer

The Court found that the alleged disobedience had been remedied: as directed, the second respondent completed the investigation and filed the final report before the Court of Judicial Magistrate No.II, Alandur on 10.03.2026 (pending taking on file), evidenced by the affidavit dated 11.03.2026 and a copy of the final report produced before this Court.

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Ratio / Principle

Recording the respondents' compliance, the Court closed the contempt petition without imposing any punishment.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Single Judge: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan J.) — Contempt Petition CONT P No. 602 of 2026, decided 11-03-2026, filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act by Deepan against Srinivasan and another Deputy Commissioner of Police, St.Thomas Mount, Chennai, and D.Ravikumar, Inspector of Police, Madipakkam Police Station, Chennai, for alleged wilful disobedience of this Court's order dated 24.04.2025 in Crl.O.P. No.12400 of 2025, which had directed the third respondent therein to complete the investigation and file a final report within four weeks, and the second respondent therein to monitor the investigation. When the matter was taken up on 11.03.2026, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) reported that the second respondent had completed the investigation and filed the final report before the Court of Judicial Magistrate No.II, Alandur on 10.03.2026 (yet to be taken on file), producing the second respondent's affidavit dated 11.03.2026 and a copy of the final report. Recording this compliance, the Court closed the contempt petition without imposing punishment.

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CONT P No. 602 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 11-03-2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN CONT P No. 602 of 2026

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1. Deepan,

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S/o.Murugan, No.1/2, Thiruveethi Amman Kovil Street, Thandalam, Kancheepuram District - 602 105.

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Petitioner(s)

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Srinivasan and another Deputy Commissioner of Police, St.Thomas Mount, Chennai.

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2.D.Ravikumar, Inspector of Police, Madipakkam Police Station, Chennai.

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Contemnor(s)

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PRAYER

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Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the Respondents for their wilful disobedience to the order of this Hon'ble Court dated 24.04.2025 passed in Crl.O.P. No.12400 of 2025.

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For Petitioner(s): M.Vijayaragavan For Respondent(s): Mr.L.Baskaran Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

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ORDER

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This contempt petition has been filed to punish the respondents for their

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wilful disobedience to the order of this Court dated 24.04.2025 passed in

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CONT P No. 602 of 2026

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Crl.O.P.No.12400 of 2025, thereby directing the third respondent therein to complete the investigation and file a final report within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and also directed the second

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respondent therein to monitor the investigation conducted by the third respondent.

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2.Today when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents submitted that as directed by this Court, the second respondent had completed the investigation and filed final report before the Court of Judicial Magistrate No.II, Alandur, on 10.03.2026 and the same is yet to be taken on file. He also produced an affidavit of the second respondent dated 11.03.2026 and also a copy of the final report before this Court to that effect.

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3.Recording the above, this Contempt Petition stands closed.

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11-03-2026

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

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