Stella Baby v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL CRL. O.P(MD) No.5862 of 2025 and CRL M.P.(MD) No.4264 of 2025 1.Stella Baby 2.Mathan @ Mathan Maruthu Venthan.

... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Sub Inspector of Police, Thuckalay Police Station, Kanyakumari District.

(Crime No.383 of 2024) 2.Mahesh ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 to call for the records in Crime No.383 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same.

For petitioners :Mr.J.Jeevin Page No. 1 of 4

For R1 : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl.Side) *****

O R D E R

This petition is filed by the petitioners to quash the FIR in Crime No.383 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent as against this petitioner alone.

2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for the first respondent would submit that based on the complaint given by the second respondent, they conducted enquiry and filed the Final Report before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I. Padhmanabapuram. Hence, nothing survives for further adjudication in this petition.

3. Considering the prayer sought for in this petition, this Court, without issuing notice to the second respondent, is inclined to pass orders.

4. The prayer of the petitioners is to quash the FIR in Crime No.383 of 2024 and the first respondent also filed the Final Report before the Page No. 2 of 4

learned Judicial Magistrate No.I. Padhmanabapuram. As per FIR, there are some allegations to constitute the offences.

5. In view of the same, recording the submission of the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side), this Criminal Original Petition is closed. The petitioners are at liberty to challenge the Final Report in the manner known to law, if they are aggrieved. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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1. The Sub Inspector of Police, Thuckalay Police Station, Kanyakumari District.

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

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