CRL OP No. 17573 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 07-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 17573 of 2026 and CRL.M.P.No.11724 of 2026 1. L.Joseph Clament S/o.Lazer, Residing at No.10, 4th Main Road, Selva Nagar, Uruvaiyar, Puducherry - 605 110. 2. J.Ganaruby W/o.Joseph Clament, Residing at No.10, 4th Main Road, Selva Nagar, Uruvaiyar, Puducherry - 605 110. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State Rep by its The Station House Officer, Mangalam Police Station, Puducherry. Cr.No.58/2026 2. Steffy Joesphine D/o.Joseph Clament, Shri Shanthini Womens Hostel, No.93, Perumal Koil Street, Heritage Town, Puducherry - 605 001. 3. Jubilson Singh, S/o.Chandrasingh, No.147, Easwaran Koil Street, Puducherry. (Accused in FIR 22/2026 Mentioned in the subject FIR of this matter) ..Respondent(s) Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, praying to call for the records of the 1st respondent in Crime No.58 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent and Quash the same and all further proceedings. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17573 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.Chandrasudan For Respondent(s): Mr.M.V.Ramachandra Murthy, Public Prosecutor (Government of Puducherry) assisted by Mr.M.Thamizhmani for R1 ORDER The prayer in this Criminal Original Petition is to quash the First Information Report in Crime No. 58 of 2026, on the file of the first respondent. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the second respondent is the daughter of the petitioners and that the averments contained in the complaint itself would reveal that the complaint came to be lodged only because the petitioners had taken appropriate action when the second respondent was allegedly enticed by the third respondent. According to the learned counsel, the complaint is false and has been lodged with an ulterior motive. 3. Be that as it may, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Public Prosecutor that the investigation has been completed and that a final report / charge sheet has already been filed on 06.07.2026 in LTN20240000282C202600246 before the Fast Track Court, Puducherry. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17573 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 4. In view of the above development, this Court is not inclined to examine the merits of the contentions raised by the petitioners in the present petition. As and when the final report is taken on file by the jurisdictional Court and copies are furnished to the petitioners/accused, it is open to them to raise all the grounds available to them before the trial Court / or to work out their remedies against the final report in the manner known to law. 5. With the above liberty, this Criminal Original Petition stands closed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed. 07-07-2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No av To 1. The Station House Officer, Mangalam Police Station, Puducherry. 2. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17573 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. av CRL OP No. 17573 of 2026 and CRL.M.P.No.11724 of 2026 07-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis