Madras High Court
CRL OP/30463/2026 of Vanitha Vs The State rep by the Inspector of Police on 16 October 2026
CRL OP No. 30463 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. 30463 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012513692026}
1. Vanitha
W/o Rajendiran,
Residing at No.19/1,
Jothi Nagar, 1st Street,
Tiruvottiyur, Chennai.
2. Rajendiran
S/o Late Cholai Gounder,
Residing at No.19/1,
Jothi Nagar, 1st Street,
Tiruvottiyur,Chennai.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State rep by the Inspector of Police V6 Kolathur Police Station, Chennai.
2. Megala
W/o Late Karikala Cholan,
No.1, Ulagaathamman Kovil Street,
Thiurkalukundram Main Road,
Narasan Kuppam,
Chengalpattu District.
Tamilnadu.
..Respondent(s)
Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to call for the records and Quash the First Information Report in Crime no.238 of 2026
pending on the file of the 1st Respondent as against the petitioners herein and to pass such further or other orders.
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For Petitioner(s):
Mr.A.Gopinath for Mr.D.Padmanabhan
For Respondent(s):
Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar
Additional Public Prosecutor for R1
Mt/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 Sections 137(1)(b), 336(3) and 340(2) of BNS, 2023.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioners on instructions submits that now the child by name Pranav Sashtik R under the custody of Child Welfare Committte, Kellys, Chennai-10.
3. Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.
4. 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.
5. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending, even though, the offences
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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.
6. 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. Further, the Child Welfare Committte, Kellys, Chennai-10 is directed to hand over the child by name Pranav Sashtik R to the petitioners/A2 and A3 forthwith.
7. 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 Child Welfare Committte, Kellys, Chennai-10
2. The Inspector of Police, V6 Kolathur Police Station, Chennai.
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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