Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/4847/2025closed

I. Solaiappan v. The State Of Tamilnadu

2025-03-14Honourable Mr. Justice P.Dhanabal4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 14.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL CRL.O.P(MD) No.4847 of 2025 and CRL.M.P.(MD) Nos.3180 and 3487 of 2025

1. I. Solaiappan

2. K.Samuthiram ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Sub Inspector of Police, Seithur Rural Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

Crime No.162 of 2024.

2. Murugaraj, Sub Inspector of Police, Seithur Rural Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, to call for the records in FIR in Crime No.162 of 2024 on the file of the 1st respondent Police and quash the same in respect of the petitioners. Page No. 1 of 4

For Petitioners : Mr.C.Mayil Vahana Rajendran For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. side)

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the petitioners to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.162 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent police.

2. The Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the first respondent police would submit that already they completed the investigation in this case and filed the final report, and the same is pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Rajapalayam for taking cognizance. Therefore, nothing survives for further adjudication in this case.

3. Since the prayer of the petitioners is only to quash the F.I.R, already the first respondent has completed the investigation and filed the final report before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Rajapalayam and even as per the F.I.R, there are some allegations to constitute the offences, it is for the petitioners to challenge the final report in the manner known to law, if they are aggrieved. In view of the same, preserving the liberty Page No. 2 of 4

of the petitioners to challenge the final report in the manner known to law, this criminal original petition is closed. Consequently, connected criminal miscellaneous petitions are also closed.

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1. The Sub Inspector of Police, Seithur Rural Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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

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P.DHANABAL,J.

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