Jayalakshmi v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Mallanginar

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 25/09/2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

1. Jayalakshmi

2. Thangaraj

3. Dhanalakshmi ... Petitioners Vs 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar.

(Crime No. 185 of 2025).

2.Lakshmi Priya ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to call for the records in Crime No.186 of 2025 on the file of first respondent police and quash the same against the petitioners. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Suresh For R1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.R.Ponkarthikeyan 1/8

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.186 of 2025, on the file of the first respondent Police, which was registered for the offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2) of BNS and Section 4 of Tamilnadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.

2.The allegation in the FIR is that due to property dispute, the petitioners assaulted the defacto complainant, threatened him and abused him in filthy language and thus, committed the aforesaid offences.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the defacto complainant/the second respondent would submit that the parties have now entered into a compromise on the advise of the elders and well-wishers and both the parties have agreed that the impugned F.I.R may be quashed.

4.The parties have also filed a joint compromise memo. The scanned copy of the compromise memo reads as follows: 2/8

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5.The petitioners, namely, Jayalakshmi (Aadhaar No.8147 2399 6364), Thangaraj (Aadhaar No.5913 6983 0155), Dhanalakshmi (Aadhaar No.8695 5814 9456) and the second respondent, namely, Lakshmi Priya (Aadhaar No. 8495 1725 3566) are present before this Court in person. They are identified by Mr.P.Periyasamy, Special Sub Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar District. All the parties confirmed the compromise arrived at between them. 6.Considering the nature of the offences and the fact that the parties have arrived at a compromise, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the impugned FIR pending investigation. Accordingly, the impugned FIR in Crime No.185 of 2025, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed and the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

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To 1.The Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN,J cp

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.16341 of 2025 Date : 25/09/2025 8/8