Raja @ Kattu Raja v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :12.02.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P.(MD).No.3568 of 2024 and Crl.M.P(MD).Nos.2819 and 2820 of 2024 Raja @ Kattu Raja

...Petitioner/ Sole Accused

Vs.

1.State rep., by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Madurai Town.

Crime No.6 of 2021 2.R.Sathiyapriya ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records pertaining to the case in C.C.No.2394 of 2022 on the file of the learned Additional Mahila Court, Madurai and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Maya Perumal For R1 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Crl.side) For R2 : Mr.V.Muthumani 1/4

ORDER

Seeking to quash the impugned proceedings in C.C.No.2394 of 2022 on the file of the learned Additional Mahila Court, Madurai, this criminal original petition is filed.

2.When the matter came up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (crl.side), on instructions, submitted that already trial has commenced and P.W.1 was examined.

3.As the substantive evidence had already come on record and documents have also been marked through P.W.1, at this stage, this Court cannot conduct a mini trial. This Court, exercising its jurisdiction under Section 528 BNSS, cannot conduct a roving enquiry or mini trial as held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gunmala Sales Private Limited Vs., Anu Mehta and others reported in (2015) 1 SCC 103. Hence, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings. 2/4

4.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. 12.02.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Rmk To 1.The Additional Mahila Court, Madurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Madurai Town.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.

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