Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/20395/2025dismissed as infructuous

Regunathan v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

2025-11-24Honourable Mr Justice K.Murali Shankar4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.17263 of 2025 Regunathan ... Petitioner/ Accused No.2 Vs.

1.State of Tamilnadu represented by, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Ramanathapuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Ramanathapuram District.

(Crime No.4 of 2023) ... Respondents/ Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 B.N.S.S., to call for the records of the impugned FIR in Crime No.4 of 2023, and quash the same in so far as the petitioner is concerned. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Selva Aditya For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed invoking Section 528 B.N.S.S. seeking orders to quash the FIR in Crime No.4 of 2023.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the second respondent police, after completing the investigation, filed a negative final report dated 19.11.2024 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ramanathapuram and that the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, considering the report and other records, accepting the final report, ordered to close the FIR as 'further action dropped'. He has also produced the copy of the final report and the order passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramanathapuram, in Crl.M.P.No.9601 of 2024 dated 26.12.2024.

3. Since the FIR in Crime No.4 of 2023 was already ordered to be closed, this petition has become infructuous. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected 2/4

Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

24.11.2025 NCC:Yes/No Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No csm To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Ramanathapuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Ramanathapuram District.

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

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K.MURALI SHANKAR , J.

csm ORDER MADE IN and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.17263 of 2025 Dated : 24.11.2025 4/4