Crl.O.P.No.18144 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 13.07.2026 CORAM : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Crl.O.P.No.18144 of 2026 1. Devi 2. Palanivel .. Petitioners Versus 1. State by, Inspector of Police, All women Police Station, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore District. 2. M.Jayapriya .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.04 of 2026 for u/s. 191(2), 296(b), 49, 115(2), 351(2) of B.N.S, 2023 on the file of the respondent Police. For Petitioners : Mr.A.Arasu Ganesan For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Government Advocate (Criminal Side), for R1 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18144 of 2026 ORDER The prayer in this Criminal Original Petition is to quash the First Information Report in Cr.No.4 of 2026, on the file of the first respondent. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) for the first respondent would submit that the investigation is already complete and that a Final Report has also been filed on 05.02.2026, on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhachalam, and that it has been taken on file as C.C.No.479 of 2026, and that the next date of hearing is 29.09.2026. 3. In view thereof, keeping it open for the petitioner to take all pleas during the trial or against the Final Report filed as the case may be, if they choose to, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 13.07.2026 Neutral Citation : no grs To 1. The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhachalam. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18144 of 2026 2. The Inspector of Police, All women Police Station, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18144 of 2026 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. grs Crl.O.P.No.18144 of 2026 13.07.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis