S DHARMALINGAM vs State by Superintendent of Police Erode — 230/2026

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 175(3). Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 18th April 2026.

Case disposed

CRLMP - Criminal Miscellaneous Petition

CNR: TNED040007522026

e-Filing Number

20-01-2026

Filing Number

748/2026

Filing Date

02-Feb-2026

Registration No

230/2026

Registration Date

02-Feb-2026

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Erode

Judge

11-Judicial Magistrate-I

Decision Date

18-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 27-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 175(3)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.S DHARMALINGAM

    Adv. S.Muhammed Sheriff

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.State by Superintendent of Police Erode

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Apr-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Summary The court admitted a petition under BNSS Section 175(3) filed by a social worker alleging that three individuals fraudulently deceived him by posing as social workers, convincing him to exchange ₹60,000 cash for counterfeit gold jewelry valued at ₹1,00,000 on July 3, 2025. The court found the petitioner's complaints to police yielded no action and, following the landmark *Lalitha Kumari v. Union of India* precedent, directed the Erode North Police to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine if cognizable offenses under IPC Sections 61(2), 264-267, 316, and 318 were committed, with instructions to file an FIR if sufficient evidence emerges within one month. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 18-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate-I

  4. 06-Apr-2026

    Orders

    Judicial Magistrate-I

  5. 30-Mar-2026

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate-I

  6. 23-Mar-2026

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate-I

  7. 18-Mar-2026

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate-I

  8. 10-Mar-2026

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate-I

  9. 05-Mar-2026

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate-I

  10. 09-Feb-2026

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate-I

  11. 02-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  12. 02-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 230/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court admitted a petition under BNSS Section 175(3) filed by a social worker alleging that three individuals fraudulently deceived him by posing as social workers, convincing him to exchange ₹60,000 cash for counterfeit gold jewelry valued at ₹1,00,000 on July 3, 2025. The court found the petitioner's complaints to police yielded no action and, following the landmark *Lalitha Kumari v. Union of India* precedent, directed the Erode North Police to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine if cognizable offenses under IPC Sections 61(2), 264-267, 316, and 318 were committed, with instructions to file an FIR if sufficient evidence emerges within one month. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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