S.I. Of Police, All Women P.S. Cheyyar. v. Srinivasan And 5 Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY (C.C.No.100064 of 2017 of Judicial Magistrate, Cheyyar, Cheyyar Taluk, Tiruvannamalai) For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Suo Motu Case is dealt with in an extraordinary manner by the Dedicated Bench, pursuant to Suo Motu W.P.(Crl.) No.618 of 2025. 2.The defacto-complainant is present before this Court. The case arises out of matrimonial discard. The accused was tried for the offences under Sections 498 (A), 355, 294 (b), 109 and 506 (1) and Section 4 TN Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002, in Cr.No.1 of 2017. It is stated that the husband and wife joined together and the complainant does not want to pursue the case any further.

3.Following the dictum of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in B.S.Joshi Vs. State of Haryana (2003 4 SCC 675), this is a fit case for exercise of the jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In view of the extraordinary mode in which this designated bench conducts hybrid hearings, the filing of written affidavits/terms of compromise is dispensed with.

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D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

4. Accordingly, the case in C.C.No.100064 of 2017 of Judicial Magistrate, Cheyyar, Cheyyar Taluk, Tiruvannamalai, stands quashed. This Suo Motu Transfer Case is disposed of.

24.10.2025 ep electronically alone. The Trial Court shall take note of the order and accordingly classify the case pending before them as allowed / dismissed / disposed of, etc, and while doing so, consider any applications such as disposal of properties, etc., and pass appropriate orders, as may be necessary. Further, the Court below is directed to dispatch the copy of this order to all concerned.

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