Manikandan v. State Rep by The Inspector of Police
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Madras HC, Crl.O.P. 17529/2026 (with Crl.M.P. 11693/2026), D. Bharatha Chakravarthy J., 08-07-2026. Petitioner Manikandan (A5, brother-in-law of absconding A1 Ravi Kumar; jewellery businessman of Coimbatore; caretaker of sister's children after her suicide) sought quashing of FIR Crime No.8 of 2020, Central Crime Branch, Salem City, alleging gold-investment collection fraud by A1 and criminal intimidation of de facto complainant Abdul Kudoos Asfar; offences under Ss. 420 and 506(1) IPC; petition under S. 528 BNSS. Quash refused: specific overt act against A5 in FIR bars threshold adjudication; defences are matters for investigation. Six-year pendency addressed: directions to complete investigation and file final report within six months of web-copy receipt, constitute Special Team via SP to trace A1, file final report within outer limit regardless of A1's arrest. Keywords: quash FIR refused, specific overt act, absconding principal accused, six-month deadline, final report, criminal intimidation, cheating, gold investment scheme.