Crl.O.P. No.32636 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28.11.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.32636 of 2025 and Crl.M.P. No. 22677 of 2025 K.Anbu ... Petitioner Vs. The State represented by, The Inspector of Police, Madathukulam Police Station, Madathukulam Taluk, Tiruppur District. (Crime No.63 of 2024) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records relating to S.T.C.No.53 of 2025 on the file of the learned District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Madathukulam. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Prabhu For Respondent : Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan Additional Public Prosecutor O R D E R The present Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner in S.T.C.No.53 of 2025 on the file of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Madathukulam. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P. No.32636 of 2025 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 10.03.2024, the petitioner, along with the other accused, raised objections against the persons who conducted a rekla race with bullock carts and caused disturbance to public transportation. Therefore, the respondent Police registered a case against the petitioners and others in Crime No.63 of 2024 for the offences under Sections 143 and 341 IPC. After completion of investigation, the final report was filed and the case has been taken on file by the learned District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Madathukulam, in S.T.C.No.53 of 2025, which is now sought to be quashed. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner/A3, who belongs to a national political party, is a practising advocate and on the alleged date of occurrence, he, along with his colleagues, was only objecting to the conduct of rekla race, which had been prohibited by the Government. However, the Sub-Inspector of Police attached to the respondent Police Station, suo motu, registered a case against the petitioner and his colleagues instead of the persons who attempted to conduct the rekla race. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P. No.32636 of 2025 4. He further submitted that the facts of the instant case are similar to the facts of the cases in Jeevanandham and others vs. The Inspector of Police, Velayuthampalayam Police Station, Karur District reported in (2018 2 LW (Crl) 606) and Sri Raja vs Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station Virudhunagar District and others (Crl.O.P No.7922 of 2019, decided on 30.08.2019), in which the proceedings were quashed. Hence, he prayed to quash the proceedings pending against the petitioner/A3. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police reiterated the prosecution case and endorsed the aforesaid submission. 6. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record. 7. In view of the above, this Court is of the opinion that the above said decisions would apply on all fours to the present case and that no useful purpose will be served by keeping the proceedings pending and is liable to be quashed. 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P. No.32636 of 2025 8. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the proceedings in S.T.C.No.53 of 2025, pending on the file of the learned District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Madathukulam. is hereby quashed as against the petitioner. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 28.11.2025 Neutral Citation: Yes/No ham To 1. The District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Madathukulam. 2. The Inspector of Police, Madathukulam Police Station, Tiruppur District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P. No.32636 of 2025 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.32636 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.No.22677 of 2025 28.11.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis