V.Muthukumar v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By The Sub Inspector Of Police, Koomapatty

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.03.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.OP.(MD)No.5118 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.(MD).Nos.5461 and 5462 of 2026 1.V.Muthukumar 2.R.Kannan ...Petitioners/A1 and A2 Vs

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. By the Sub Inspector of Police, Koomapatty Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

(Crime No.134 of 2022 ...1st Respondent/Complainant 2.C.Karuppasamy ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS Act, 2023, to call for the records pertaining to the final report in S.T.C.No.609 of 2025 on the file of the District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Watrap in Crime No.134 of 2022, dated 14.10.2022 on the file of the first respondent Police.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Esakkiraja For Respondents : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 1/5

ORDER

The present Petition has been filed by A1 and A2 in S.T.C.No.609 of 2025 on the file of the District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Watrap, seeking to quash the final report in S.T.C.No.609 of 2025 on the file of the District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Watrap, wherein, the Petitioners have been charge sheeted for the offences under Section 506(i) of IPC. 2.A perusal of the chargesheet reveals that the petitioners are said to have threatened the defacto complaint and demanded a bribe for carrying out certain development activities in the Kodikulam Town Panchayat.

3. According to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, a few days prior to the alleged occurrence, the petitioners, being advocates, had sought information under the Right to Information Act, with regard to the construction of a water tank and a reply was received on 27.10.2022. It is further submitted that, only with a view to wreak vengeance against the petitioners, the present false criminal complaint has been lodged. 2/5

4.Heard both sides and perused the material records. 5.A perusal of the charge sheet reveals that the prima facie has been made out as against the petitioners and therefore, this Court is not inclined to interfere at this stage especially when no legal grounds have been raised for quashing the charge sheet.

6.The trial Court is directed to dispose of the case on merits without being influenced by any one of the observations made by this Court. 7.With the above said observations, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. Consequently, the connected criminal miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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To 1.The learned District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Watrap.

2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Koomapatty Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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

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R.VIJAYAKUMAR , J.

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