N.Palraj v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 22/09/2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY N.Palraj ... Petitioner Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep By,The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Dindigul District.

(Crime No.34 of 2022) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.R.Shankar Ganesh For Respondent : Mr.A.S.Abul Kalaam Azad Government Advocate (Criminal side) PRAYER :- Petition filed under Sec.528 of BNSS Act, 2023/482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the Learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Dindigul to refund the amount of a sum of Rs.1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh and Fifty Thousand), which was deposited by the Petitioner to the credit of Crime No.34 of 2022 based on the direction of this Court in Crl.O.P (MD).No. 1/4

2084 of 2023, in the light of the order passed in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.1294 of 2024 dated 29.04.2025 on the file of this Court quashing the Charge Sheet in C.C.No.768 of 2023 on the file of the Learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Dindigul.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- Earlier the petitioner along with other accused persons had filed a petition to quash the C.C.No.768 of 2023 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Dindigul before this Court. Vide order dated 29.04.2025, this Court has quashed the above C.C.No.768 of 2023 and allowed the petition filed by the petitioner.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that at the time of granting anticipatory bail, vide order dated 09.02.2023 in Crl.OP(MD)2084/2023, this Court directed the petitioner to deposit a sum of Rs.1,50,000/- and the petitioner has deposited the same. Since the C.C.No.768 of 2023 is quashed, the petitioner is entitled to get refund of the deposited money. Hence, the said amount shall be refunded to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy 2/4

of this order.

3. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed. 22.09.2025 PJL To

1. The learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Dindigul.

2. The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Dindigul District.

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

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S.SRIMATHY,J.

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