Madras High Court
CRL OP/30456/2026 of Niveditha Vs The State Represented by the Inspector of Police on 16 October 2026
CRL OP No. 30456 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 16-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN
CRL OP No. 30456 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012513662026}
Niveditha
D/o Chinnarajalu,
Plot No.351, Secretariat Colony,
Thoraipakkam, Karapakkam,
Oggaiyam Thoraipakkam,
Tamil nadu
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State Represented by the Inspector of Police, V6 Kolathur Police Station, Chennai.
2. Megala
W/o Late Karikala Cholan,
No.1, Ulagaathamman Kovil Street,
Thirukalukundram Main Road,
Narasan Kuppam, Chengalpattu District.
Tamil Nadu
..Respondent(s)
Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to call for the records and to Quash the first Information Report in Crime No.238 of 2026
pending on the file of the 1st Respondent as against the petitioner herein and to pass such further or other order as this Honble Court may think fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thus render Justice.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.Abdukumar Rajarathinam
Senior Counsel
for Mr.Thamizh Vendan P
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For Respondent(s):
Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar
Additional Public Prosecutor For R1
Mr.K.Harikumar For R2
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ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.238 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Section 81 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Sections 137(1)(b), 336(3) and 340(2) of BNS, 2023.
2. Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.
3. A Joint Memo of Compromise has been filed before this Court, which has been signed by the petitioner and the defacto complainant and also by their respective counsel. All the parties are present and identified by their respective counsel and the Police. In order to identify the respective parties, they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card and it is made part of the record. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.
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4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending, even though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature. In the light of the guidelines given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in 2017 9 SCC 641 in the case of Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath, this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No.238 of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.
5. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.238 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order.
6. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 16-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No Vv Note: Issue order copy today itself To
1. The Inspector of Police, V6 Kolathur Police Station, Chennai
2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. Vv CRL OP No. 30456 of 2026 16-10-2026