Vikram R. Naidu Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Vikram R. Naidu Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed as withdrawn, at the petitioner's own request (counsel citing incorrect advice), with liberty to challenge the subsequent order before the appropriate forum in accordance with law; connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petition closed; Registry to return certified copies of documents after taking photostats within one week. No merits adjudicated.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 27.03.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.22435 of 2023 in C.C.No.1399 of 2019 should be set aside and the Judicial Magistrate No.VII, Coimbatore directed to frame appropriate charges against Baba Chandrasekar (A4). NOTE: this is the issue the petition sought to raise via its prayer; it was not adjudicated, as the revision was dismissed as withdrawn.

Ratio / Principle

On counsel's submission that the petition was filed due to incorrect advice, the Criminal Revision Cases are dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the subsequent order before the appropriate forum in accordance with law.

Key takeaways

Consequent upon the dismissal as withdrawn, the connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is closed.ratio¶22
Registry is directed to return the entire certified copies of the documents after taking photostat copies, within one week.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Shamim Ahmed, J.) — CRL RC Nos. 1431 and 1432 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.Nos.12349 and 12352 of 2026, decided 16.07.2026. Vikram R. Naidu had filed these Criminal Revision Cases under section 438 r/w. 442 of BNSS seeking to call for the records of Crl.M.P.No.22435 of 2023 in C.C.No.1399 of 2019 (arising from Cr.No.90 of 2009, City Crime Branch, Coimbatore City), set aside the impugned order dated 27.03.2026 passed by the Judicial Magistrate No.VII, Coimbatore, and obtain a direction to frame appropriate charges against Baba Chandrasekar (A4). At hearing, petitioner's counsel submitted the petition had been filed due to incorrect advice and sought withdrawal with liberty; the learned Government Advocate for the first respondent had no objection. The Court dismissed the Criminal Revision Cases as withdrawn, granted liberty to challenge the subsequent order before the appropriate forum in accordance with law, closed the connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petition, and directed the Registry to return the certified copies of documents after taking photostats within one week. No substantive issue of charge-framing was adjudicated; the order is non-speaking on merits (Index: No Speaking order).

CRL RC Nos. 1431 and 1432 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16.07.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SHAMIM AHMED

CRL RC Nos. 1431 and 1432 of 2026 and

Crl.M.P.Nos.12349 and 12352 of 2026

Vikram R. Naidu ..Petitioner

Vs

The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Coimbatore City, Cr.No.90 of 2009. ..1st respondent

Baba Chandrasekar ..2nd respondent/A4

Prayer: This Criminal Revision Case has been filed under section 438 r/w. 442 of BNSS, praying to call for records pertaining to Crl.M.P.No.22435 of 2023 in C.C.No.1399 of 2019 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.VII, Coimbatore, set aside the impugned order dated 27.03.2026 therein, direct the learned Judicial Magistrate No.VII, Coimbatore to frame appropriate charges against Baba Chandrasekar.

For petitioner : Mr.C.S.Vikram Krishna For Respondents : Mr. M.M.I.Khaleel Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition was filed before this Court due to incorrect advice. He accordingly prays that this Criminal Revision Case may be permitted to be withdrawn, with liberty to challenge the subsequent order before the appropriate forum.

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CRL RC Nos. 1431 and 1432 of 2026

2.

Mr. M.M.I.Khaleel, learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

appearing for the first respondent, has no objection to the request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Criminal Revision Case is dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to challenge the subsequent order before the appropriate forum, in accordance with the law. Consequently, connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

4. Registry is directed to return the entire certified copies of the

documents after taking photostat of the same with in a period of one week from today.

16.07.2026

Index: No Speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes

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CRL RC Nos. 1431 and 1432 of 2026

To

The Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Coimbatore City, Cr.No.90 of 2009.

The Judicial Magistrate No.VII, Coimbatore,

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CRL RC Nos. 1431 and 1432 of 2026

SHAMIM AHMED, J.

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CRL RC Nos. 1431 and 1432 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.Nos.12349 and 12352 of 2026

16.07.2026

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