CRL OP No. 18908 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 18908 of 2026 A.Arunpandiyan S/o. Arumugam, No.1, Anjaneyar Koil Street, Kuthalam, Kuthalam Taluk, Mayiladuthurai-609 801. ..Petitioner(s) Vs The Inspector of Police Kuthalam Police Station, Kuthalam, Mayiladuthurai District. Crime No.224 of 2026. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER: This criminal original petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to call for the records relating to the FIR in Cr.No.224 of 2026 dt.25.04.2026 on the file of the Kuthalam Police, Mayiladuthurai District and Quash the same pass such further or other orders as this Hon'ble Court. For Petitioner(s): Mr.K.KABILAN For Respondent(s): MR.M.MOHAMED RIYAZ GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE (CRIMINAL SIDE) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18908 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER The prayer in the criminal original petition is to quash the FIR in crime No.224 of 2026 dated 25.04.2026. 2.Upon considering the same, the gist of allegation made is that when the defacto complainant was at home, the accused came to his house and enquired for her husband. The de facto complainant wanted to know the reason, the accused replied that money matter. At the same time, her husband entered and there ensued a quarrel between both of them and in the end, the accused is said to have threatened the defacto complainant and her husband that they will eliminate them. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that it is only the petitioner who suffered the injury and in respect of the same, a complaint has been registered in crime No.223 of 2026 and this is nothing but a frivolous counter blast to the genuine complaint. 4.When the two FIRs are registered with reference to case and counter relating to the same incident, then definitely the respondent police shall follow the dictum in T.Balaji Vs. State by Inspector of Police reported in 2024 (5) CTC 1 and decide as to who is the aggressor. Therefore, this Court, in the meanwhile, cannot interfere in the investigation. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18908 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 5.Keeping open the liberty of the petitioner to agitate the issue at the appropriate time and directing the respondent police to conduct the investigation swiftly, the criminal original petition stands disposed of. 17-07-2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No sms To 1. The Inspector of Police Kuthalam Police Station, Kuthalam, Mayiladuthurai District. Crime No.224 of 2026. 2.The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18908 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. sms CRL OP No. 18908 of 2026 17-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis