CRL OP No. 20381 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 20381 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.13604 of 2026 1. Balamurugan S/o. Rajakrishnan, Payatahvarankadu, Agasthiyampalli, Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District. 2. Mathubalan S/o. Ganesan, Payatahvarankadu, Agasthiyampalli, Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District. 3. Natesan @ Nantha Kumar S/o. Kesavan, Payatahvarankadu, Agasthiyampalli, Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. State Represented by The Inspector of Police Vedaranyam Police Station, Nagapattinam District. Crime No. 443 of 2025 2. Vedaiyan S/o. Rasu, 10/24, Payathavarankadu, Agasthiyampalli, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20381 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District. ..Respondent(s) Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, praying to call for the entire records pertaining to the FIR in Crime No. 443 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same insofar as the petitioner is concerned. For Petitioner(s): Mr.T.Gokulakrishnan For Respondent(s): Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 ORDER The prayer in this Criminal Original Petition is to quash the First Information Report in Cr.No.443 of 2025, on the file of the first respondent. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the complaint is lodged with a huge delay of more than 40 days. Further, dummy FIR number was given so as to frame the petitioners. The entire case is false. 3. On a perusal of the First Information Report, it is seen that apart from other allegations, the allegations are also made against the petitioners that they hit the defacto complainant with knife and there is also injury to the defacto complainant. To that effect, the allegations are made, this Court cannot prevent https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20381 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 the investigation at the nascent stage itself. The grounds for the petitioners are kept open to be raised at the appropriate stage. 4. In view thereof, giving liberty to the petitioner to raise all their pleas at the appropriate stage, the prayer to quash the First Information Report itself cannot be countenanced and as such, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 29-07-2026 Neutral Citation: No DP To 1. The Inspector of Police Vedaranyam Police Station, Nagapattinam District. 2. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20381 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. DP ] CRL OP No. 20381 of 2026 29-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis