Sethuraman v. The State Of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.19794 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.16626 of 2025 1.Sethuraman 2.Nagarajan Mahadevan 3.Rajendran ... Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 4 Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Crime Branch, Trichy District- 620 020.

(Crime No.35/2023) ...1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Kumaravel, Proprietor, Manas Lightning Systems Private Limited, No.23A, Arulantha Nagar, Pudukkottai Road, Thanjavur - 613 007.

...2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned FIR in Crime No.35 of 2023 dated 31.10.2023 pending on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same as against the petitioners.

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For Petitioners : Mr.G.Gokul For R-1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to quash the impugned FIR in Crime No.35 of 2023 on the file of the first respondent.

2. The learned Government Advocate, on instructions, would submit that investigation was conducted on the basis of the impugned FIR and the same was closed as 'action dropped' and a report has been filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate-I, Trichy.

3. In view of the said submission, nothing survives for adjudication. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 10.11.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Lm 2/4

To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Crime Branch, Trichy District- 620 020.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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