Manikandan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By The Deputy Superintendent Of Police, Vasudevanallur,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.06.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.O.P(MD)No.5873 of 2026 and Crl.M.P(MD) Nos.6362 and 6364 of 2026 Manikandan ... Petitioner/ Sole Accused Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vasuthevanallur, Tenkasi District.

2. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Puliyangudi Police Station, Puliyangudi, Tenkasi District.

Crime No.287 of 2025.

... Respondents 1 and 2/ Complainants

3. Manisekar ... 3rd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records and quash the case in S.C.No.375 of 2025 on the file of the learned Principal District Judge, Tenkasi in Crime No.287 of 2025, pending on the file of the second respondent police by allowing this Criminal Original Petition. 1/5

For Petitioner : Mr.Manikandan (Party-in-person) For R1 &R2 : Mr.P.Samuel Gunasingh Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) For R3 : Mr.P.Subbiah

ORDER

The present Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the sole accused in S.C.No.375 of 2025, on the file of the learned Principal District Judge, Tenkasi, seeking to quash the charge sheet, wherein the petitioner has been charged with the offence under Sections 126(2), 296(b), 351(3)of BNS, and Section 3(1) (r), 3(1) (s) of SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989.

2. According to the petitioner/party-in person, the complainant namely Manisekar is not a witness in any case, where he is an accused person. Therefore, the entire case is a false case.

3. The learned Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 submitted that the complainant in the case namely Manisekar is arrayed as a witness as PW.10 in SC.No.254 of 2025 before the 2/5

Principal District Court, Tenkasi. The petitioner herein is the sole accused in the said case. Therefore, according to him, Manisekar is the witness in the case, in which the petitioner is an accused person.

4. Heard the petitioner (party-in-person) and perused the materials available on record.

5. It could be seen from the charge sheet that the petitioner is said to have threatened a witness in another case in which he is an accused person. Since specific overt act is attributed as against the petitioner herein, this Court is not inclined to entertain the present petition.

6. There are no merits in this petition. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. Consequently connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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To

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vasuthevanallur, Tenkasi District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Puliyangudi Police Station, Puliyangudi, Tenkasi District.

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

4. The Principal District Judge, Tenkasi 4/5

R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J.

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