Crl.O.P.No.14441 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 16.06.2026 CORAM : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.14441 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.9250 of 2026 1. Abubakkar Sithik 2. Balu 3. Rahim 4. Abdul Moseen 5. Mohammed Anas 6. Mohammed Alijina 7. Nazar 8. Sheik Mohammed Buhari 9. Shahul Amir @ Shahul Hameed Ali Baig 10. Mohammed Aarif 11. Hussain 12. Syed Kareem 13. Asraf Ali 14. Abdul Jabbar 15. Ghutbudheen 16. Mohammed Ameenudheen 17. Jafferali 18. Sathik Ali 19. Rafil Muhhamed 20. Subidha 21. Ahkar Ali 22. Abdulla 23. Abdul Havus 24. Syed Muhammed 25. Fathima 26. Abdul Kalam 27. Mohammed Siddiq 28. Bajiludheen 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14441 of 2026 29. Abbas Mandhiri 30. Hameedhadegam 31. Jaffer Sathiq 32. Abbas 33. Muhammed Kasim 34. Asgar Ali 35. Asarudeen 36. Liyakath Ali 37. Dhajdeen 38. Sadhamusain 39. Mohameed Rafi 40. Kadhar 41. Jahidha 42. Bargath Nisa 43. Siraji 44. Rahammedh Nisha 45. Shabana 46. Sheik Meeran 47. Shahul Ameed 48. Ahammed 49. Alavudeen 50. Kadhar 51. Madhar Moideen 52. Abdul Rahim 53. Saleem 54. Abudhagir 55. Salman Baiyas 56. Syed Basil 57. Nagoor Meeran 58. Arabath 59. Babu 60. Jareeba Begam 61. Allah Bagach 62. Muhammed Igbal 63. Abibulla 64. Amirdeen 65. Rahman 66. Hamsal Sudha 67. Muhammed Faruk 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14441 of 2026 68. Muhammed Thofik 69. Abdulla 70. Abdul Rajab 71. Anisha 72. Dhawlath Begam 73. Dhanalakshmi 74. Nisar Ahammed 75. Jafar Ali 76. Mohammed Sabiulla 77. Shakila 78. Dhasira Begam 79. Sagar Banu 80. Dhilshath 81. Arun Kumar 82. Ismail Meera 83. Najira Kani 84. Yasim Raja 85. Uduman 86. Gowsar 87. Jahidha 88. Anandhi .. Petitioners Versus State by: The Inspector of Police, Mandharakuppam Police Station, Cuddalore District. (Crime No.67 of 2025) .. Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S, to call for the entire records connected with the case in F.I.R No.67 of 2025, on the file of the respondent Police and quash the same insofar as the petitioners are concerned. 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14441 of 2026 For Petitioners : Mr.S.Sathia Chandran For Respondent : Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) ORDER The present Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.67 of 2025 dated 23.04.2025 on the file of the respondent Police. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 23.04.2025, at around 10.20 A.M, the petitioners, along with 583 others, under the leadership of one Abdul Samad, unlawfully assembled near Madharakuppam old bus stop and held a protest against the bill introduced by the Government to amend the Wakf Act. Therefore, an F.I.R is registered in Crime No.67 of 2025 on the file of the respondent Police. 3. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners 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 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14441 of 2026 LW (Crl) 606) and Sri Raja vs Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station Virudhunagar District and others (Crl.O.P(MD) 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 petitioners. 4. Learned Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) for the respondent Police endorses the aforesaid submission. 5. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record. 6. In view of the above, this Court is of the opinion that the above said decisions would apply on all force to the present case and that no useful purpose will be served by keeping the proceedings pending and is liable to be quashed. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the F.I.R. in Crime No.67 of 2025, pending on the file of the first respondent Police, is quashed as against the petitioners. The petitioners are discharged from all charges. Consequently, connected miscellaneous 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14441 of 2026 petition is closed. 16.06.2026 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation : yes/no grs To 1. The Inspector of Police, Mandharakuppam Police Station, Cuddalore District. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14441 of 2026 M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J. grs Crl.O.P.No.14441 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.9250 of 2026 16.06.2026 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis