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Venkatesh v. State by Inspector of Police

Madras HC9 Jan 2026CRL OP/91/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Madras High Court, single judge (A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J.), 09.01.2026; quashing petition under Section 528 BNSS against FIR Crime No.1435 of 2020 of P-6 Kodungaiyur Police Station, Chennai; petition closed at hearing on Government Advocate's submission that investigation was complete and final report yet to be filed; police directed to file final report within one month; petitioner free to challenge final report thereafter; FIR not quashed; no precedents cited; connected Crl.M.P.No.263 of 2026 also closed.

What did the court decide?

Petition closed without quashing the FIR; first respondent police directed to file the final report within one month; petitioner left at liberty to challenge the final report in the manner known to law once filed. ¶21

Venkatesh Vs State by Inspector of Police — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the First Information Report in Crime No.1435 of 2020, pending investigation on the file of the first respondent Police, should be quashed.

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Court's answer

Recording the Government Advocate's submission that the investigation had been completed and the final report was yet to be filed, the Court closed the Criminal Original Petition (and the connected miscellaneous petition) without adjudicating the quashability of the FIR.

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Ratio / Principle

The first respondent police is directed to file the final report within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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Key takeaways

On filing of the final report, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge it in the manner known to law, if so advised.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Original Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita filed by Venkatesh seeking quashing of the FIR in Crime No.1435 of 2020, pending investigation on the file of the first respondent Police (P-6, Kodungaiyur Police Station, Chennai); respondents were the State (Inspector of Police) and Shamini. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side), on instructions, submitted that the investigation had been completed and that the final report was yet to be filed before the jurisdictional Court. Recording that submission, the Court (A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J., dated 09.01.2026) closed the Criminal Original Petition and the connected Crl.M.P.No.263 of 2026, directed the first respondent police to file the final report within one month from receipt of a copy of the order, and left the petitioner at liberty to challenge the final report in the manner known to law, if so advised. The FIR was not quashed and no findings were made on the merits.

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Crl.O.P.No.91 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 09.01.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

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Crl.O.P.No.91 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.263 of 2026

Venkatesh

... Petitioner

Vs.

The State by, The Inspector of Police, P-6, Kodungaiyur Police Station, Chennai – 600 118. (Crime No.1435 of 2020)

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Shamini ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to call for the records and quash the FIR in Crime No.1435 of 2020, pending investigation on the file of the first respondent Police .

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For Petitioner : Ms.R.Saritha For R1 : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

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O R D E R

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The Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.1435 of 2020, pending on the file of the first respondent Police.

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2 . When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the first respondent Police, on instructions, submitted that the investigation in this case has been completed and that the final report is yet to be filed before the jurisdictional Court.

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3 . Recording the submission made by the learned Government

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Advocate (Criminal Side), this Criminal Original Petition stands closed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed. However, the first respondent police is directed to file the final report within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such filing, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the final report in the manner known to law, if so advised.

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Neutral Citation: Yes/No ham

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