Shanmugavel @ Kamaraj v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 27/10/2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

1. Shanmugavel @ Kamaraj

2. Karthikeyan ... Petitioners Vs

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by the Inspector of Police, Kulithalai Police Station, Karur District.

(Crime No.556 of 2025).

2. Pavasuthan, S/o.Mayilvaganan ... Respondents PRAYER :- This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 BNSS, to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.556 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioners : Mr.K.Arunraj, For R1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.M.Deepan Chakravarthi 1/8

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.556 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent Police, which was registered for the offences under Sections 296(b), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS, 2023.

2. The allegation in the FIR is that on account of prior enmity, the petitioners attacked the defacto complainant, abused him in filthy language and also threatened him with dire consequences 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 dated 14.10.2025. The scanned copy of the compromise memo reads as follows:

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5.The petitioners, namely, Shanmugavel (Aadhaar No.5233 0446 3373), Karthikeyan (Aadhaar No.2577 8640 5904), and the second respondent, namely, Pavasuthan (Aadhaar No.8581 3990 9359) are present before this Court in person. They are identified by Mr.K.Manisekaran, Sub Inspector of Police, Kulithalai Police Station, Karur 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.556 of 2025, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed and the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

27.10.2025 NCC :Yes/No Index :Yes/No Internet :Yes/No cp 6/8

TO

1. The Inspector of Police, Kulithalai Police Station, Karur District.

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.18272 of 2025 Date : 27/10/2025 8/8