Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16508 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 15.10.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16508 of 2025 A.Arulprakash ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, CCD-III Police Station, Pudukkottai. (Crime No.7 of 2025) 2.R.Renuga ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharathiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.7 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sekar For R1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For R2 : Mr.K.Vignesh Kumar ***** _____________ Page No. 1 of 7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16508 of 2025 O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.7 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police, registered against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Sections 66D and 67A of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. 2. The allegation in the FIR is that the second respondent/defacto complainant and her colleagues received obscene photographs morphing their photos and messages on their phones; that, on investigation, it was found that the petitioner, who had earlier proposed marriage to the second respondent/defacto complainant, had sent these photographs and messages and thus committed the aforesaid offence. 3. The parties 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 27th September, 2025. The scanned copy of the compromise memo reads as follows: _____________ Page No. 2 of 7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16508 of 2025 _____________ Page No. 3 of 7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16508 of 2025 4. The petitioner, namely, A.Arulprakash and the second respondent/defacto complainant, namely, R.Renuka are present before this Court in person. The parties are identified by Mr.P.Sivakumar, Special Sub-Inspector of Police, CCD-III Police Station, Pudukkottai. All the _____________ Page No. 4 of 7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16508 of 2025 parties confirmed the compromise arrived at between them. The second respondent/defacto complainant stated that her colleague also does not wish to pursue the case. 5. Considering the nature of the offences, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the First Information Report (FIR) pending investigation. Accordingly, the impugned First Information Report (FIR) in Crime No.7 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- as costs to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre attached to the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court forthwith and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry. 6. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition stand allowed. 15.10.2025 JEN Index: Yes/ No Neutral Citation: Yes / No Speaking Order / Non-Speaking Order _____________ Page No. 5 of 7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16508 of 2025 Copy To: 1.The Inspector of Police, CCD-III Police Station, Pudukkottai. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. _____________ Page No. 6 of 7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16508 of 2025 SUNDER MOHAN , J. JEN Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16508 of 2025 15.10.2025 _____________ Page No. 7 of 7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis