Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/22428/2025dismissed

Mareeswaran v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Kallikudi

2025-12-08Honourable Mrs Justice L.Victoria Gowri4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI and Crl.M.P(MD)Nos.19295 & 19296 of 2025 1.Mareeswaran 2.Muthulakshmi 3.Lakshmi ... Petitioners/Accused Nos.6-8 Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by the Inspector of Police, Kallikudi Police Station, Madurai District.

2.Chinnagurusamy ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records in S.C.No.388/2022 on the file of the Sessions Mahila Court, Madurai and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sundar For R1 : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the final report in S.C.No.388 of 2022 on the file of the Sessions Mahila Court, Madurai.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that this matter is a case of harassment of women and moreover, the defacto complainant's daughter Rajathi had succumbed to death by self immolation. Hence, the offenses were altered into Sections 147, 294(b), 323, 306 & 109 of IPC r/w Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. Dying declaration has also been obtained from the deceased Rajathi. All the petitioners herein had together harassed the deceased to such an extent that she had self immolated herself.

3. In view of the same, I do not find any necessity to quash S.C.No.388 of 2022 on the file of the Sessions Mahila Court, Madurai. The petitioners herein are directed to to face the trial. The appearance of 2/4

the 3rd petitioner is dispensed with unless the Trial Court requires their presence specifically.

4. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 08.12.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No gbg To 1.The Inspector of Police, Kallikudi Police Station, Madurai District.

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

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L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.

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