Crl.O.P(MD)No.13298 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.07.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.OP.(MD)No.13298 of 2026 1. Dharmalingam 2. Jeya Manikandan @ Manikandan 3. Maheshkannan @ Magesh 4. Karthik 5. Bethana Boopathi Raj @ Boopathi 6. Sarathkumar 7. Krishnakumar @ Kumar 8. Maruthu Raj @ Maruthu 9.Ramamoorthy ...Petitioner/Accused Nos.1 to 5 and 7 to 10 – Vs. - – 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. By, the Inspector of Police, Soolakkarai Police Station, 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P(MD)No.13298 of 2026 Virudhunagar District ...1st Respondent/Complainant (Crime No. 157 of 2023) 2.M Senthoorapandi ... 2nd Respondent/De-facto complainant Prayer :This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNS, to call for the records relating to the proceedings of First Information Report in Crime No. 157 of 2023 pending on the file of the 1st respondent police and Quash the same in respect of petitioner herein. For Petitioners : M/s.I.Suthakaran For R1 : Mr.B.Arun Counsel for State of TN(crl.side) For R2 : M/s.G.Mariappan ORDER The present petition has been filed by the accused persons in crime No. 157 of 2023, on the file of the first respondent police seeking to quash the FIR wherein they are charged with the offences under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323 and 506(ii) of IPC. 2. Pending investigation, the parties have entered into a compromise wherein the defacto complainant had agreed for quashing of the FIR. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P(MD)No.13298 of 2026 3. Today, the defacto complainant is present in-person and he acknowledges the fact that he had agreed for quashing of the F.I.R. 4. Considering the above said facts, F.I.R. in crime No.157 of 2023, on the file of the first respondent police is hereby quashed. 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. The joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of the order. 03.07.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet: Yes/No Ns To 1.The Inspector of Police, Soolakkarai Police Station, Virudhunagar District 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P(MD)No.13298 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR , J. Ns Crl.OP.(MD)No.13298 of 2026 03.07.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis