CRL OP No. 19591 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 19591 of 2026 and CRL.MP.No.12985 of 2026 S.Chinnappan S/o. Sebastian, No.25-A New Colony, 3rd Main Road, Ayodhya Colony, Indian Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Chennai - 42. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The State Rep.by the Inspector of Police, W-34, All Women Police Station, Tharamani, Adyar District. 2.S.Priya ..Respondent(s) Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, praying to quash the FIR No.11 of 2026 on the file of the Inspector of Police, W34, All Women Police Station, Tharamani, pending disposal of Crl.O.P and pass such further or other orders. For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.Harinath For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Government Advocate (Crl. Side), for R1 __________ Page1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19591 of 2026 ORDER The prayer in the Criminal Original Petition is to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.11 of 2026, which is registered for the offence under Sections 78 of BNS and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. 2. Upon perusal of the allegations contained in the complaint, the de facto complainant states that, when she is working along with the accused, who is the Security Officer, he made advances to her with sexual overtures and harassed her by making messages and also phone calls, insisting that she should develop a relationship with him. Therefore, prima facie, when the offence are made out, the case was registered. 3. The contentions that are raised now in the Criminal Original Petition are factual in nature. The same cannot be taken as incontrovertible at this stage of quashing the FIR and this Court cannot interfere. Therefore, keeping open the liberty of the petitioner to furnish such information to the Investigating Officer, if he chooses to and to raise all these grounds at the appropriate stage, the Criminal Original Petition at this stage cannot be entertained and as such, is disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 23-07-2026 Neutral Citation: No PVS __________ Page2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19591 of 2026 To 1.The Inspector of Police, W34, All Women Police Station, Tharamani, Adyar District. 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras __________ Page3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19591 of 2026 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. PVS CRL OP No. 19591 of 2026 23-07-2026 __________ Page4 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis