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Jelina @ Jayalakshmi Vs the Commissioner of Police — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Jelina @ Jayalakshmi Vs the Commissioner of PoliceJelina @ Jayalakshmi v. the Commissioner of Police

Disposed¶23-24

Jelina @ Jayalakshmi v. the Commissioner of Police

Madras HC6 Apr 2026CRL OP/10952/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Keywords: Section 482 Cr.P.C.; direction to register F.I.R.; complaint dated 07.11.2022; order dated 11.01.2023 in Crl.M.P.No.523 of 2023; XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai; closure report filed 28.04.2023; enquiry and closure of complaint; All Women Police Station, Maduravoyal; R-5 Virugambakkam Police Station; Commissioner of Police, Chennai City; petitioner Jelina @ Jayalakhmi W/o. Mustafa; Government Advocate (Crl. Side) Mr. A. Gopinath; Criminal Original Petition stands closed / disposed; Madras High Court; G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.; dated 06.04.2026; Crl.O.P.No.10952 of 2023.

What did the court decide?

Recording the respondent police's submission that the petitioner's complaint had been enquired and closed and that the closure report had been filed before the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet on 28.04.2023, the Court closed the Criminal Original Petition.

What the court decided

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Outcome

Disposed

Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should direct the third respondent (Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Maduravoyal) to register an F.I.R. on the petitioner's complaint dated 07.11.2022, as per the order dated 11.01.2023 passed in Crl.M.P.No.523 of 2023 by the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai, and to file a final report within a time limit stipulated by the Court.

Court's answer

Recording the respondent police's submission that the petitioner's complaint had been enquired and closed and that the closure report had been filed before the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet on 28.04.2023, the Court closed the Criminal Original Petition.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Crl.O.P.No.10952 of 2023 (High Court of Judicature at Madras, His Honour/the Honourable Mr. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, single Judge; order dated 06.04.2026): Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. by Jelina @ Jayalakhmi W/o. Mustafa seeking a direction to the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Maduravoyal (third respondent) to register an F.I.R. on her complaint dated 07.11.2022, as per the order dated 11.01.2023 passed in Crl.M.P.No.523 of 2023 by the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai, and to file a final report within a time limit to be stipulated. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), Mr. A. Gopinath, submitted that, as directed by the Magistrate, the complaint was enquired and closed and the closure report was filed before that Court on 28.04.2023 itself. Recording these submissions, the Court closed the Criminal Original Petition. No relief of the kind prayed for was granted; no precedent was cited; no order was under challenge.

A

Crl.O.P.No.10952 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06.04.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

Crl.O.P.No.10952 of 2023

Jelina @ Jayalakhmi W/o. Mustafa, No.94A, Krishna Nagar, 1^st Street, Saligarmmam, Chennai.

..Petitioner(s)

Vs

The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City. 2. The Inspector of Police, R-5, Virugambakkam Police Station, Chennai.

The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Maduravoyal, Chennai.

..Respondent(s)

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., t o direct the third respondent to register F.I.R. on the complaint of the petitioner dated 07.11.2022, as per the order dated 11.01.2023 passed in Crl.M.P.No.523 of 2023 by the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai and file final report within the time limit to be stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner(s): No appearance For Respondent(s): Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

This petition has been filed for direction to direct the third respondent to register F.I.R. on the complaint of the petitioner dated 07.11.2022, as per the order dated 11.01.2023 passed in Crl.M.P.No.523 of 2023 by the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai and file final report within the time limit.

2 . The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police submitted that as directed by the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, the complaint lodged by the petitioner was enquired and the same was closed. The closure report has also been filed before the said Court on 28.04.2023 itself.

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Recording the above submissions, the Criminal Original Petition

stands closed.

06.04.2026

Index : Yes/No Neutral citation : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order

rts

To

The XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai.

The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City.

The Inspector of Police, R-5, Virugambakkam Police Station, Chennai.

The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Maduravoyal, Chennai.

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Crl.O.P.No.10952 of 2023

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J,

rts

Crl.O.P.No.10952 of 2023

06.04.2026

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the Court should direct the third respondent (Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Maduravoyal) to register an F.I.R. on the petitioner's complaint dated 07.11.2022, as per the order dated 11.01.2023 passed in Crl.M.P.No.523 of 2023 by the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai, and to file a final report within a time limit stipulated by the Court.¶18
The court held
Recording the respondent police's submission that the petitioner's complaint had been enquired and closed and that the closure report had been filed before the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet on 28.04.2023, the Court closed the Criminal Original Petition.ratio¶23-24

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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Code of Criminal Procedure482¶12

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
Petitioner lodged a complaint dated 07.11.2022 and sought a direction to the third respondent to register an F.I.R. on that complaint.¶18
Prior proceeding
By order dated 11.01.2023 in Crl.M.P.No.523 of 2023, the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai directed registration of the F.I.R.; the present petition sought enforcement of that order.¶18
Prior proceeding
As directed by the Magistrate, the respondent police enquired the petitioner's complaint and closed it; the closure report was filed before the Magistrate's Court on 28.04.2023 (stated by the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side)).¶19

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Jelina @ Jayalakhmi W/o. Mustafa¶6
respondent
The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City¶9
Mr.A.Gopinath
respondent
The Inspector of Police, R-5, Virugambakkam Police Station, Chennai¶9
Mr.A.Gopinath
respondent
The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Maduravoyal, Chennai¶10
Mr.A.Gopinath

Coram

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYANauthor¶4

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Madras HC
Decided on: 6 Apr 2026 · April
Registered: 9 May 2023
Case no.: CRL OP/10952/2023
CNR: HCMA010894572023
Bench: G.k. Ilanthiraiyan
Disposal: CLOSED
Case type: Crl.O.P.

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Jelina @ Jayalakshmi v. the Commissioner of Police, CRL OP/10952/2023 (MAD), decided on 6 April 2026.

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Statutes1

Code of Criminal Procedure482

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Procedural history3

Petitioner lodged a complaint dated 07.11.2022 and sought a direction to the third respondent to register an F.I.R. on that complaint.
By order dated 11.01.2023 in Crl.M.P.No.523 of 2023, the learned XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai directed registration of the F.I.R.; the present petition sought enforcement of that order.

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Bench / Coram

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

Parties & counsel