CRL OP No. 15064 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 15064 of 2026 1. Natarajan S/o. Chokkalingam, Panthayankottai Street, North Ayuthakalam, Udayarpalayam Taluk, Ariyalur District. 2. Neethimani S/o. Sellaperumal, Panthayankottai Street, North Ayuthakalam, Udayarpalayam Taluk, Ariyalur District. 3. Sathasivam S/o. Balakrishnan, Panthayankottai Street, North Ayuthakalam, Udayarpalayam Taluk, Ariyalur District. 4. Keerthisrajan S/o. Jeganathan, Panthayankottai Street, North Ayuthakalam, Udayarpalayam Taluk, Ariyalur District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Inspector of Police Jayankondam Police Station, Jayankondam, Ariyalur District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 15064 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 2. Elavarasi W/o. Rajmohan, Udayarpalayam Taluk, Ariyalur District. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER Criminal Original Petition filed under Sec.528 of B.N.S.S. 2023, praying to call for the records of the respondent in FIR No.293/2025 on file the Jayankondam Police Station, Ariyalur District and Quash the same. For Petitioner(s): Mr. A.Padmanabhan For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) For R1 Mr. R.Prabakar for R2 ORDER 1. This Criminal Original Petition seeks to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.293 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Jayankondam Police Station, Ariyalur District for alleged offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3) of B.N.S. 2023 and Sec.4 of the Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 and Sec.25 (1A) of the Arms Act, 1959 on the ground of compromise between the parties. The parties are present before the court and, on examination, stand by their compromise and do not want the case to proceed further. 2. The broad contours of the High Court's power to exercise extraordinary jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.p.c. and Section 528 of the BNSS in https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 15064 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 respect of compromise of non-compoundable offences are laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Gian Singh -Vs- State of Punjab and Another (2012 10 SCC 303) and other subsequent judgments. 3. The gist of facts leading to the instant case are that on account of a land dispute, the accused are said to have abused the de facto complainant and also attacked them and behaved in an obscene manner. The parties have subsequently ironed out their differences. 4. Thus, it can be seen that this matter is a fit case for the exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction to quash the case on compromise. 5. Accordingly, this Crl.O.P. No.15064 of 2026 stands allowed. The F.I.R. in Crime No. 293 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Jayankondam Police Station, Ariyalur District stands quashed. 23-07-2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No RPP To 1. The Inspector of Police, Jayankondam Police Station, Jayankondam, Ariyalur District. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 15064 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY J. RPP CRL OP No. 15064 of 2026 23-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis