CRL OP No. 16045 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 16045 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.Nos.10519 & 10520 of 2026 Suresh S/o. Thirusangu, No.424, New Street, Rajendirapattianam, Vridhachalam Taluk, Cuddalore District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. State rep by the Inspector of Police Karuveppilankurichi Police Station, Cuddalore District Cr.No.272 of 2016 2. Kennadi S/o.Natarajan, No.1, Sakkarai Kulam Street, Srimushnam Post, Kattumannarkovil Taluk, Cuddalore District ..Respondent(s) Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, praying to call for the entire records in connection with the impugned final report in S.C.No.108 of 2021 on the file of the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vridhachalam, Cuddalore District and quash the same in so far as the petitioners concerned. For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Mohamed Saifulla For Respondent(s): Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Government Advocate for R1 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16045 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the impugned final report in S.C.No.108 of 2021 on the file of the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vridhachalam, Cuddalore District insofar as the petitioner herein is concerned. 2. I have heard the learned counsel on either side. 3. Considering the dictum laid down by this Court in the case of Jeevanandham and Others Vs. State rep. by The Inspector of Police and another reported in 2018 (2) LW Crl. 606, the charge sheet for the offence under Section 188 of I.P.C., ought not to have been laid straight away by the respondent police and the nature of other allegations being the nature of democratic right to protest and further considering the fact that in respect of certain other accused in this case, this Court earlier in Crl.O.P.No.8511 of 2026, Crl.O.P.No.6122 of 2026, Crl. O.P..Nos.26107 & 26249 of 2025, Crl.O.P.No.12436 of 2025, Crl.O.P.No.11350 of 2026 had quashed the cases against the other similarly situated accused, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. Apart from that, this Petition deserves to be allowed, because for most of the accused this Court had been quashing the case, it will not be in the interest of justice, to keep the rest of the case pending against the other https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16045 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 accused who have not approached this Court. In view thereof, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed on the following terms: (i) The impugned final report in S.C.No.108 of 2021 on the file of the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vridhachalam, Cuddalore District stands quashed in entirety. (ii) It is also brought to the notice of this Court that with reference to some more accused, arising out of the same Crime No.272 of 2016, a case in S.C.No.33 of 2026 is also pending before the same Court. In view of the above order, to quash the same in its entirety, the Final Report and the proceedings in S.C.No.33 of 2026 shall also stand quashed. 4. In the result, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. 29-06-2026 Neutral Citation: No DP https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16045 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. DP To 1. The III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vridhachalam, Cuddalore District. 2. The Inspector of Police Karuveppilankurichi Police Station, Cuddalore District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. CRL OP No. 16045 of 2026 29-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis