Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17356 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.08.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.O.P(MD)No.17356 of 2026 and Crl.M.P(MD) No.16779 of 2026 M. Kamalapandy ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by The Inspector of Police, Thirunagar Police Station, Madurai, Madurai District. (In Crime No.148/2026) ... 1nd Respondent/Complainant 2. P. Rajkumar ... 2nd Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records pertaining to the Crime No. 148 of 2026 on the file of 1nd Respondent Police and quash the same as illegal in so far as the petitioner is concerned and pass such further or other orders as this Court may deem fit. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17356 of 2026 For Petitioner : Ms.R. B.Abarajitha For R1 : Mr.V.Shathurthi Raja Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : M/s, S. Vignesh Shunmugam ORDER The present petition has been filed by First Accused in Crime No. 148 of 2026, on the file of the First respondent police seeking quash the FIR wherein he is charged with the offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 118(1), 351(3) of BNS, 2023 & Section 4 of TN Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002. 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 before this Court and he acknowledges the fact that he had agreed for quasing of the F.I.R as against the petitioner and the other accused persons in Crime No. 148 of 2026. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17356 of 2026 4. Considering the above said facts, F.I.R in Crime No. 148 of 2026, on the file of the first respondent police is hereby quashed in entirety against all the accused persons. 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. The joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of the order. Consequently connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 19.08.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No rya/ebsi To 1. The Inspector of Police, Thirunagar Police Station, Madurai District. 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17356 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J. rya/ebsi Crl.O.P(MD)No. 17356 of 2026 19.08.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis