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K.Singaravadivel v. Rajagopal

Madras HC7 Jan 2026CONT P(MD)/1862/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Contempt petition; Section 11, Contempt of Court Act, 1971; wilful disobedience of order dated 16.10.2024 in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.17500 of 2024; failure to file final report within two weeks; delay in taking charge sheet on file; e-filing of charge sheet; return of final report for improper upload format; C.C.No.46 of 2025; Judicial Magistrate, Aranthangi; Magistrate's report dated 31.12.2025; suo motu impleading of Inspectors of Police (Nagudi, Kanakiliyanallur, Aranthangi); Pudukottai; Trichy; unconditional apology in counter affidavits; contempt petition closed; no punishment; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; single Judge K. Murali Shankar.

What did the court decide?

None - the Contempt Petition was closed after recording the unconditional apology tendered by the respondents; no punishment was imposed on the contemnors. ¶43

K.Singaravadivel Vs Rajagopal — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

None - the Contempt Petition was closed after recording the unconditional apology tendered by the respondents; no punishment was imposed on the contemnors.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents committed wilful disobedience of the order dated 16.10.2024 in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.17500 of 2024, which required the final report to be filed before the jurisdictional Court within two weeks. +1 more

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Court's answer

Despite the delayed compliance, the Court noted that the charge sheet had already been taken on file and remained pending only for appearance of the accused.

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Ratio / Principle

The respondents, in their counter affidavits, tendered unconditional apology for not complying with the order of the Court within the stipulated time, and the Court recorded that apology.

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Key takeaways

Recording the unconditional apology tendered by the respondents, the Court closed the Contempt Petition without imposing punishment on the contemnors.ratio¶43

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt Petition (CONT.P.(MD)No.1862 of 2025) filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 by Singaravadivel against three Inspectors of Police (Nagudi, Kanakiliyanallur and Aranthangi Police Stations), alleging wilful disobedience of the High Court's order dated 16.10.2024 in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.17500 of 2024 directing the respondent police to file the final report before the jurisdictional Court within two weeks. R2 and R3 were suo motu impleaded by order dated 24.09.2025. On the Court calling for a report, the Judicial Magistrate, Aranthangi reported on 31.12.2025 that the charge sheet was filed through the e-filing portal on 21.10.2024, was returned on 28.10.2024 as the final report was not uploaded in proper format, was resubmitted on 19.07.2025, and was taken on file the same day as C.C.No.46 of 2025. The respondents tendered unconditional apology in their counter affidavits; the charge sheet having been taken on file and pending only for appearance of the accused, the Court recorded the apology and closed the Contempt Petition without imposing any punishment.

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CONT.P.(MD)No.1862 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 07.01.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTIC E K.MURALI SHANKAR

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CONT.P.(MD)No.1862 of 2025 in CRL.O.P.(MD)No.17500 of 2024

Singaravadivel

... Petitioner/

Petitioner

Vs.

1.Mr.RajaGopal

The Inspector of Police, Nagudi Police Station, Nagudi, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukottai District.

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2.Mr.S.Karunakaran

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The Inspector of Police, Kanakiliyanallur Police Station, Trichy District.

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3.Mr.M.Senthoorapandiyan

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The Inspector of Police, Aranthangi Police Station, Pudukottai District. ... Contemnors

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(R2 and R3 are suo motu impleaded as per order of this Court dated 24.09.2025 passed in Cont.P.(MD)No.1862 of 2025)

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PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971, to initiate contempt proceedings against the contemnors and punish them for the willful disobedience of the order of this Court made in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.17500 of 2024 dated 16.10.2024.

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For Petitioner : Mr.T.Vadivelan

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For Respondents : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 & R2 Mr.Rajpal Singh for R3

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ORDER

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The Contempt Petition has been filed to punish the respondents for their wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in Crl.O.P. (MD)No.17500 of 2024 dated 16.10.2024.

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When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the respondents

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are present. Counter affidavits of the respondents filed.

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Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the

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learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and the learned counsel appearing for the third respondent.

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It is seen from the records that this Court vide order dated 16.10.2024, taking note of the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) that investigation has already been completed and charge sheet was made ready, directed the respondent police to file the final report before the jurisdictional Court within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of that order.

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The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that they have filed an application seeking copies of the charge sheet but that was returned stating that no charge sheet was filed and that thereafter, they have issued a contempt notice and since the same was not complied with, the present contempt petition came to be filed.

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When the matter was taken up earlier, considering the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) that charge sheet was filed through e-filing on 31.01.2024 but the same was taken on file on 19.07.2025 in C.C.No.46 of 2025 on the file of the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Aranthangi, this Court directed the Registry to call for a report from the learned Magistrate as to when the charge

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sheet was filed and when the same was taken on file. In pursuance of the direction of this Court, the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aranthangi, submitted a report on 31.12.2025 stating that charge sheet was filed through e-filing portal on 21.10.2024 but charge sheet was returned on 28.10.2024 as the final report was not uploaded in proper format and that subsequently, final report was resubmitted on 19.07.2025 and the case was taken on file in C.C.No.46 of 2025 on the same day.

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The respondents, in their counter affidavits, tendered

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unconditional apology for not complying with the order of this Court within the time stipulated. But the fact remains that charge sheet was already taken on file and is pending for appearance of the accused.

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