Sindhu Lakshmi v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15043 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.(MD).No.12215 of 2025 Sindhu Lakshmi ... Petitioner/A2 Vs.

1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep.By The Inspector of Police, Vangal Police Station, Karur District.

(Cr.No.61 of 2016) 2.Saravanasekar ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records relating to the proceedings of charge sheet in S.C.No.15 of 2025 on the file of the Principal District Court, Karur, arising out of Crime No.61 of 2016 on the file of the Vangal Police Station, Karur District and quash the same insofar as the petitioner/A2 is concerned.

For Petitioner : Mr.Y.Prakash For R-1 : Mr.B.Thangaaravindh, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) Mr.P.Dhanasekaran (for R2) 1/6

ORDER

This petition filed to quash the proceedings of charge sheet in S.C.No.15 of 2025 on the file of the Principal District Court, Karur, arising out of Crime No.61 of 2016 on the file of the Vangal Police Station, Karur District, insofar as the petitioner/A2 is concerned. 2.The gist of the allegation in the final report is that on 22.02.2016, due to civil dispute pending between the petitioner and the defacto complainant, the petitioner and her husband and others came in a Car, wrongfully restrained him near the Bhagavathiamman Temple forest road, abused him in filthy language and also threatened him with dire consequences and caused damage to his bolero vehicle. Hence, the first respondent Police registered a case in Crime No.61 of 2016 for the offence under Sections 294(b), 341, 324 and 506(ii) of IPC r/w Section 3 of the TNPPDL, Act, 1992. The first respondent Police filed a final report and the same was taken on file in S.C.No.15 of 2025 by the Principal District Court, Karur.

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3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is arrayed as A3 in the aforesaid crime. The charge against the petitioner under Section 294(b) of IPC is not made out, which can be ascertained from a careful perusal of the FIR as well as the charge sheet, since it has not been alleged that any obscene words were uttered by the petitioner in a public place. Therefore, the offence is not made out and he sought quashing of the proceedings. 4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the first respondent Police submitted that the petitioner accompanied the other accused in a land dispute and the consequent criminal clash occurred between the two parties.

5.Heard the learned counsels on either side and perused the materials available on record.

6.A careful reading of the charge against the petitioner/A3 would reveal that the offence under Section 294(b) of IPC is not made out 3/6

against the petitioner. For the offence under Section 294(b) of IPC to be made out the alleged utterances should have been made by the accused in or near any public place. However, the same is not reflected in the final report. Hence, the criminal proceedings against the petitioner is liable to be quashed.

7.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the the further proceedings in S.C.No.15 of 2025 on the file of the Principal District Court, Karur, is hereby quashed as far as the petitioner/A3 is concerned. Consequently, the connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

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To 1.The Principal District Court, Karur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Vangal Police Station, Karur District.

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

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L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.

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