Fathima Abdul Ragoof v. The State Rep. By, the Additional Director General of Police

ORDER This Writ Petition (Criminal) has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to transfer the investigation in respect of the petitioner's complaint dated 17.04.2026 from the file of the third respondent to the file of the CBCID.

¶2Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondents 1 to 3. Perused the materials available on record.

¶3It is seen that the question of the transfer of enquiry does not arise at this stage, since the complaint lodged by the petitioner has been received and the petitioner was issued CSR No.149 of 2026. Pending enquiry at the CSR stage, the question of transferring the investigation does not arise. The transfer of investigation would arise only after registration of the FIR. Therefore, the investigation cannot be transferred from the file of the third respondent to the file of the CBCID.

¶4In view of the above, the third respondent is directed to conduct an enquiry on the complaint lodged by the petitioner, after issuing notice to the petitioner and the fourth respondent, and dispose of the same on merits and in Page3 of 4 accordance with law, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. During the course of investigation, if any cognizable offence is made out against the fourth respondent, the third respondent is at liberty to register an FIR and proceed further in accordance with law.

¶5With the above direction, this Writ Petition (Criminal) stands disposed of. No costs. 06-08-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order LPP To

¶1The Additional Director General of Police Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID(CB-CID), No.220, Old Commissioner of Police Complex, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai-600008.

¶2The Commissioner of Police Commissionerate, Vepery, Chennai-600007.

¶3The Inspector of Police(Crime) J8 Neelankarai Police Station, Chennai-600 115.

¶4The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Page4 of 4 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN J. LPP 06-08-2026

Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN Fathima Abdul Ragoof ..Petitioner Vs 1. The Additional Director General of Police Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID(CB-CID), No.220, Old Commissioner of Police Complex, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai-600008. 2. The Commissioner of Police Commissionerate, Vepery, Chennai-600007. 3. The Inspector of Police (Crime) J8 Neelankarai Police Station, Chennai-600 115. 4. Saira Banu ..Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition (Criminal) filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first and second respondents to transfer and entrust the investigation of the Petitioner's complaint dated 17.04.2026 to the CBCID for a fair and impartial investigation of it. For Petitioner: Mr.J.Nagarajan For Respondents: Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) for R1 to R3 Page2 of 4