C.Venkatesan v. The Superintendent of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Expedited disposal direction; pending magistrate-court petition for FIR registration; Crl.MP. No.1211 of 2025; Judicial Magistrate Court Katpadi; four-week timeline; Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita; BNS, 2023 Sections 240, 314, 316, 318(4), 322, 335, 336(3), 338, 339, 340 (2), 351(2); de facto complainant C.Venkatesan; respondents include Vellore district police (Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Inspector Katpadi), private individuals Manimegalai, Ayyasamy, Balaji, Muthu, and Sub-Registrar Katpadi; petitioner's counsel Sunil Kumar R; Government Advocate S.Santhosh for R1 to R3; single judge A.D.Jagadish Chandira; decided 27-01-2026; petition stands disposed of; no precedent discussed; no monetary amount involved.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate at Katpadi to give top priority and pass orders in Crl.M.P.No.1211 of 2025 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.