Ragupathy v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.08.2025 CORAM :

THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Crl.OP(MD)No.12944 of 2025

1. Ragupathy

2. Rajkumar

3. Selvaraj

4. Sivakumar

5. Vijayaraj

6. Ramababu

7. Saravanan @ Saravana Kumar

8. Kathirvel

9. Nagaraj

10. Mohan

11. Ganesan

12. Aravinth

13. Saranya

14. Mallika ... Petitioners versus

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kariapatti Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

2. Ramachandran

...Respondents

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to call for the records in the case in C.C.No.135 of 2025 on the file of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar 1/4

District and quash the same as illegal, violation of law as against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 13 and 15.

For Petitioners : Mr.D.Muthu Pandi For R1 : Mr.A.S.Abul Kalaam Azad, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The petitioners are the accused Nos.1 to 13 and 15 in C.C.No.135 of 2025 on the file of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar District. They are facing the charges for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324, 506(1) and 109 of IPC r/w. Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002. They have moved this petition to quash the proceedings in C.C.No. 135 of 2025 pending against them on the ground of compromise.

2. Though this petition has been moved on the ground of compromise, there is no material placed before this Court. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have arrived at a compromise with the 2nd respondent/the defacto complainant and they will produce a joint compromise memo.

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3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submits that apart from the 2nd respondent/defacto complainant, there are three other victims in this case.

4. Since the petitioners have not compromised with other injured victims, this Court is not inclined to entertain this petition.

5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioners to move a fresh petition by impleading other injured victims along with a joint compromise memo. 01.08.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes ogy To

1. The Inspector of Police, Kariapatti Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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