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2026 DAILYLAW 49310 (MAD)

M.Venkatesan v. The State Rep.by, The Inspector of Police,

CRL OP/17259/2026 · 2026-07-09

D Bharatha Chakravarthy

Transfer Petitionbody2026

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CRL OP No. 17259 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 17259 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No. 11501 of 2026 1. M.Venkatesan, S/o. Mohan, 2/284, MGR Street, Mettu Thandalam, Thandalam, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu District - 603 110. 2. K.Dhashnamoorthy S/o. Kasi, 2/284, MGR Street, Mettu Thandalam, Thandalam, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu District - 603 110. 3. J.Ajay @ Ajeethkumar S/o. Jagadeesan, No.42, Bagathsingh Street, Panchanthiruthy, Manambathi, Kancheepuram - 603 105. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State Rep.by, The Inspector of Police, Thiruporur Police Station, Chengalpattu District. Cr.No.99/2018. 2. S.Divagar S/o. Shakthivel, No.89, Sandror Vithi, Thiruporur, Kancheepuram District. ..Respondent(s) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17259 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 Prayer: Criminal Original Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, to call for the records culminating Crime No. 99 of 2018 pending on the file of 1st Respondent Police, quash the same and pass such further order or other orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and thus render Justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr.B Mohan For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran Government Counsel (Crl. Side) ORDER This Criminal Original Petition seeks to quash Crime No.99 of 2018 on the file of the 1st respondent Police for alleged offences under Sections 341, 294(b), 324, 427, 336 & 506(ii) of IPC, on the ground of compromise between the parties. The parties are present before the court and, on examination, stand by their compromise and do not want the case to proceed further. 2. The broad contours of the High Court's power to exercise extraordinary jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.p.c. and Section 528 of the BNSS in respect of compromise of non-compoundable offences are laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Gian Singh -Vs- State of Punjab and Another (2012 10 SCC 303) and other subsequent judgments. 3. The gist of facts leading to the instant case is that on account of previous enmity, the accused said to have barged into the shop of the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17259 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 defacto complainant and has damaged LED light worth Rs.15,000/-. It is now submitted that the parties have ironed out the difference. 4. Thus, it can be seen that this matter is a fit case for the exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction to quash the case on compromise. 5. Accordingly, this Crl.O.P. No.17259 of 2026 stands allowed. The Crime No. 99 of 2018 on the file of the 1st respondent Police stands quashed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 09-07-2026 Neutral Citation: No KKN To 1. The Inspector of Police, Thiruporur Police Station, Chengalpattu District. 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17259 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. KKN CRL OP No. 17259 of 2026 09-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis