Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/14913/2025allowed

S.Senthil Kumar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

2025-09-17Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan8 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN and Crl.M.P.(MD)Nos.12119 & 12120 of 2025 S. Senthil Kumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1. State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Panagudi Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

Crime No.881/2024

2. A. Mohan ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records pertaining to the Charge Sheet dated 28.12.2024 in P.R.C.No.19 of 2025 under sections 126(2], 296(b), 109(1], 351(3] of the BNS Act on the file of the Learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Valliyoor, Tirunelveli District which was filed against the Petitioner and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Rajiv Rufus For R1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Criminal side) For R2 :Mr.B.Micheal Sebastian 1/8

ORDER

This petition has been filed to quash the Final Report in P.R.C.No.19 of 2025 filed for the offence under sections 126(2], 296(b), 109(1], 351(3] of the BNS Act.

2. The allegation in the final report is that due to previous enmity, the petitioner attacked the defacto complainant with hands and abused him in filthy language and threatened with dire consequences and thus committed the aforesaid offence.

3. In this regard, the petitioner and the second respondent have now entered into a compromise and decided to give a quietus to the entire dispute. The parties have filed a joint compromise memo dated 25th August, 2025 and the scanned copy of the compromise memo reads as follows: 2/8

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4. The petitioner and the second respondent are present before this Court in person. They are identified by Ms.G.Sophia, SSI, Panagudi Police Station, Tirunelveli District. Both the parties confirmed the compromise arrived at between them.

5. In view of the compromise arrived at between the parties and the nature of allegations, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose will serve in keeping the impugned final report pending in the trial Court. Accordingly, the final report is quashed and this Criminal Original Petition is allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 17.09.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No PJL To 1.The Inspector of Police, Panagudi Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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