Madras High Court
CRL OP/28787/2026 of Dinesh Kumar Vs The State rep by the Inspector of Police on 15 October 2026
CRL OP No. 28787 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 15-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN
CRL OP No. 28787 of 2026
and Crl.M.P.No.19215 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012350602026}
Dinesh Kumar
S/o Raja, No.20, Sibin City,
Plot No.5F, Tambaram,
Kasbapuram, Mappedu,
Kanchipuram.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State rep by the Inspector of Police Central Crime Branch, Avadi, Chennai.
2. Vinayagamoorthy, S/o Durairaj,
No.1865, LIG-1, 122nd Street,
5th Cross Main Road,
Mathur, Manali, Tiruvallur.
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.,/528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, To call for the records and quash the FIR in Crime no.36 of 2026 pending on the file of the 1st Respondent.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.T.K.S.Gandhi
For Respondent(s):
Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar
Additional Public Prosecutor For R1
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ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.36 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent thereby taken cognizance for the offences under Section 318(4) of BNS.
2. Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.
3. A Joint Compromise Memo 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.
4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the proceeding 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
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under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the proceeding in Crime No.36 of 2026 pending trial on the file of the first respondent.
5. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.36 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed as against the petitioner alone. The first respondent is directed to proceed with the investigation as against the other accused persons. The terms of Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/-, (Rupees Five Thousand only) as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu, forthwith and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.
6. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 15-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No RNA To
1. The Inspector of Police Central Crime Branch, Avadi, Chennai.
2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. RNA CRL OP No. 28787 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.19215 of 2026 15-10-2026