Mohammed Ismail v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep.By,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.11.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.20775 of 2025
1. Mohammed Ismail
2. Jogarabeevi
3. Jesima Banu ... Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 3 Vs.
1.The State of Tamilnadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Dindigul District.
(In Cr.No.03 of 2025).
... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Nasrinabanu ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code/Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records in C.C.No. 1135 of 2025 on the file of Additional Mahila Court, Dindigul, and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sakthivel For R-1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4
ORDER
The petitioners seek to quash the final report in charge sheet in C.C.No. 1135 of 2025 on the file of Additional Mahila Court, Dindigul, which was filed for the offences under Sections 498(A), 406 of IPC and Section 4 of TN Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.
2. The allegation in the impugned final report is that the first petitioner is the husband, petitioners 2 and 3 are in-laws of the defacto complainant; that the petitioners had committed cruelty upon the defacto complainant in connection with dowry demand and had not returned the jewels, which was gifted by the defacto complainant's parents at the time of her marriage and thus, committed the aforesaid offences.
3. Admittedly, the petitioners and the second respondent have now entered into a compromise and decided to give a quietus to the entire dispute. The parties have filed a joint compromise memo dated 28.11.2025.
4. The petitioners and the second respondent, namely, Nasrinabanu are present before this Court in person. They are identified by the Police officer attached to the first respondent Police Station. The second respondent is now 2/4
living with the first petitioner. All the parties confirmed the compromise arrived at between them.
5. In view of the same and considering the nature of the offences and the relationship between the parties, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the impugned final report pending trial. Accordingly, the impugned charge sheet in C.C.No.1135 of 2025 on the file of Additional Mahila Court, Dindigul, is quashed and the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. The joint compromise memo dated 28.11.2025 shall form part of this order. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) as costs to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre attached to this Bench forthwith and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.
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SUNDER MOHAN, J.
Indu To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Dindigul District.
2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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