Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.4470 and 4498 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.02.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.4470 and 4498 of 2026 and Crl.M.P(MD).Nos.4737 and 4787 2026 Crl.O.P(MD).No.4470 of 2026 1.K.Ruban Raj 2.S.Selvaraj 3.L.Sesu 4.K.Irudhayaraj 5.A.Joshap 6.Arockiyaraj 7.S.Baskaran ... Petitioners Vs. 1.State of Tamil Nadu rep., by the Inspector of Police, Dindigul Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District. Crime No.314 of 2025 2.Alagesan ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to call for the records in connection with first information report in Crime No.314 of 2025 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.4470 and 4498 of 2026 dated 28.05.2025 on the file of the Dindigul Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.T.Cibichakraborthy For R1 : Mr.M.Sakthikumar Government Advocate (crl.side) Crl.O.P(MD).No.4498 of 2026 1.Vadivarasan 2.Thanikodi 3.Sekar 4.Veerappan 5.Ganapathi 6.Velmurugan 7.Srirangan 8.Chandrasekar 9.Karuthadurai @ Nambiyappan 10.Rajangam 11.Gunachandran 12.Udhayakumar 13.Pitchai @ Maruthai 14.Nagapandi 15.Pappathi 16.Kuppu @ Kuppammal 17.Murugeshwari 18.Vellaiyammal 19.Saratha ... Petitioners 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.4470 and 4498 of 2026 Vs. 1.State of Tamil Nadu rep., by the Inspector of Police, Dindigul Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District. Crime No.313 of 2025 2.Alagesan ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to call for the records in connection with first information report in Crime No.313 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same as illegal as far as the petitioners are concerned. For Petitioners : Mr.P.Manikandan For R1 & R2 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (crl.side) COMMON ORDER Seeking quashment of the impugned FIR in Crime Nos.313 of 2025 and 314 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police, these criminal original petitions are filed. 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.4470 and 4498 of 2026 2.Crime No.313 of 2025 and Crime No.314 of 2025 on the file of the Dindigul Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District, had arisen out of case and case in counter. 3.The case of the prosecution is that on 27.05.2025 a Hindu party conducted yearly festival of “Sri Arulmighu Kaliamman Temple”, for which, Christian party have raised objectios. In this regard, a Peace Committee Meeting was convened by the Tahsildar on 26.05.2025, albeit the Christian party refusing to participate in the Peace Committee Meeting, following which, on 27.05.2025, the Hindu party conducted a festival and while the temple deity procession proceeded along the street of dwelling of the Christian party, the procession was restrained by the rival party, as a result, physical and verbal altercation had erupted between the parties, following which, first information reports in Crime No.313 of 2025 was registered on 28.05.2025 for the offences under Sections 191(2), 189(2), 126(2), 296(b), 132 and 351(3) of BNS as against the Hindu party (six and others) and Crime No.314 of 2025 came to be registered on 28.05.2025 for the offence under Sections 191(2), 189(2), 196(1) (a), 296(b), 132 and 351(2) of BNS, 2023, as against the Christian party (seven and others). Seeking quashment of Crime No.313 of 2025, Crl.O.P(MD).No. 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.4470 and 4498 of 2026 4498 of 2026 and quashment of Crime No.314 of 2025, Crl.O.P(MD).No.4470 of 2026 came to be filed. 4.When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the respective rival parties fairly conceded with each other and had submitted before this Court that respective FIR as against the rival parties may be quashed. In this regard, this Court has considered the arguments submitted by either side and carefully perused the materials available on record. 5.It is the considered opinion of this Court that, considering the nature of the disputes which have given rise to physical and verbal altercations between the parties belonging to different religions, and in order to restore communal harmony, peace, and maintain public law and order, this Court finds it appropriate to accept the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side for the purpose of quashing both the FIRs in Crime Nos. 313 and 314 of 2025. 6.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) also fairly conceded to the said submission 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.4470 and 4498 of 2026 7.In view of the consensual submission made by either side, this Court is of the considered view that both the FIR are liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the impugned FIR in Crime No.313 of 2025 and 314 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police is hereby quashed and these Criminal Origianl Petitions are allowed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. 27.02.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Rmk TO:- 1.The Inspector of Police, Dindigul Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District. 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.4470 and 4498 of 2026 L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J. Rmk Order made in Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.4470 and 4498 of 2026 Dated 27.02.2026 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis