S.Girija v. The Commissioner of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.(Crl.)No.145 of 2026, A.D. Jagadish Chandira J., decided 29.01.2026. Petitioner S.Girija (counsel D. Bharathy) sought mandamus under Article 226 compelling the Commissioner of Police, Greater Avadi Police, to act on her representation dated 06.12.2025 alleging cheating and non-return of a Rs.9 lakhs hand loan by K.Suresh Babu, with K.Arun Kumar and K.Saraswathy. APP K.M.D. Muhilan reported the enquiry in C.S.R.No.747 of 2025 (C.No.43/B4 Crime/PG1(3)/APC/25) by B4 Sevvaipet Police was closed on 12.01.2026 as a civil dispute. Petition closed at admission stage with consent, no costs, liberty reserved to challenge the closure report. Keywords: Article 226, writ of Mandamus, police representation, CSR enquiry, closure report, civil in nature, cheating, hand loan, no costs.
What did the court decide?
No mandamus or direction issued; writ petition closed with no costs, the petitioner being left at liberty to challenge the closure report in the manner known to law, if so advised.