Crl.O.P(MD) No.14914 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.07.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.O.P(MD) No.14914 of 2026 Suresh Kumar ... Petitioner/ Sole Accused Vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by The Inspector of Police, Kurumbur Police Station, Thoothukudi District. Crime No.198 of 2026) ... 1st Respondent/ Complainant 2. Sankar ... 2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records relating to the impugned F.I.R. Registered in Crime No.198 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same as against the petitioner herein, and pass such further or other orders as this Court may deem fit. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Mathavan For R1 : Mr.B.Arun Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P(MD) No.14914 of 2026 For R2 : Mr.P.T.Ramesh Raja ORDER The present Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the sole accused in Crime No.198 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent police seeking to quash the FIR, wherein the petitioner is charged with the offences under Sections 126(2), 296(b) and 351(3) of BNS, 2023 and Section 3 of Tamil Nadu Public Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992. 2. Pending investigation, the parties have entered into a compromise wherein the defacto complainant had agreed for quashing of the FIR. 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. In view of the above said facts, this Court is inclined to pass the following order: a) The petitioner is directed to deposit a sum of Rs.7,000/- before the Nallur Panchayat, Eral Taluk, Thoothukudi District, within a period of 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P(MD) No.14914 of 2026 fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; and b) On such deposit, the F.I.R in Crime No. 198 of 2026 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. 21.07.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No ebsi To 1. The Inspector of Police, Kurumbur Police Station, Thoothukudi District. 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Copy to: The Nallur Panchayat, Eral Taluk, Thoothukudi District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P(MD) No.14914 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J. ebsi Crl.O.P(MD) No.14914 of 2026 21.07.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis