Selvaraj @ Rajendran v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 27.10.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN CRL.O.P (MD) No.16725 of 2025 and CRL.M.P (MD) Nos.13661 and 13663 of 2025 Selvaraj @ Rajendran ... Petitioner Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Karur, Karur District.

(Crime No.10/2025).

2. Meganathan ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS praying to pass an order to call for the records pertaining to the Charge Sheet in Spl.SC.No.32/2025 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Karur in Crime No.10/2025 on the file of the respondent No.1 and quash the same as illegal. 1/5

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Venkatesan, For R1 : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is to quash the impugned final report for the offence 11(2), 11(6) r/w Section 12 of POSCO Act, 2012. 2.The gist of the allegations in the final report is that the petitioner had induced the victim girls to expose their private parts by lifting their dresses on the promise of giving Rs.10/- to each and thus committed the aforesaid offences.

3.The learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that the victim girls are aged about 11 and 9 years respectively; that the statement of one of the victim girls shows that the statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C was not recorded immediately and that there are several disputes pending between the petitioner and the defacto complainant in respect of a property. 2/5

4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor per contra would submit that the trial has commenced and that the points raised by the petitioner cannot be adjudicated in the quash petition.

5.The question as to whether the allegations are false cannot be adjudicated in the quash petition. Even according to the petitioner, one of the victim girls had given a statement accusing him. The trial has also commenced. The question of whether the complaint is motivated and is false, can only be adjudicated before the trial Court. 6.Therefore, this Court is not inclined to quash the impugned the proceedings. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to raise all these grounds before the trial Court. The trial Court shall consider the same without being influenced by any of the observations made in this order. Since the petitioner is aged about 61 years, the petitioner's appearance before the trial Court is dispensed with on all hearing dates (provided he is represented by his lawyer) unless his appearance is required by the learned Magistrate for the progress of the trial. 3/5

7.Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 27.10.2025 NCC : Yes/No Internet:Yes/No Index:Yes/No LR To

1. The Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Karur.

2. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Karur, Karur District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN , J.

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