Madras High Court
CRL OP/29454/2026 of Elaya Kumar Vs State Represented By its, The Inspector of Police on 15 October 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. 29454 of 2026
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AND CRL OP NO. 29907 OF 2026
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Crl.O.P.No.29454 of 2026
1. Elaya Kumar
S/o Karunakaran,
No.142/1, NMK Street,
Ayanavaram,
Chennai.
2. Suresh Kumar
S/o Narayanan,
No.142/1, NMK Street,
Ayanavaram,
Chennai.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. State Represented By its, The Inspector of Police, K-2, Ayanavaram Station, Chennai.
Cr.NO. 191 of 2026
2. Naveen Kumar
S/o Nagaraj,
No.16/13, KK Nagar,
2nd Street, Ayanavaram,
Chennai.
..Respondent(s)
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Naveen Kumar
S/o Nagaraj,
No.16/13,KK Nagar,
2nd Street Ayanavaram,
Chennai
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. State rep by its, The Inapector of Police K-2, Ayanavaram Station, Chennai Crime No. 190 of 2026.
2. Elaya Kumar
S/o Karunakaran,
No.142, 1 NMK Street,
Ayanavaram, Chennai
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER in Crl.O.P.No.29454 of 2026: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023,To call for the records of the proceedings in Cr.No. 191 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police and quash the same.
PRAYER in Crl.O.P.No.29907 of 2026: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023,To call for the records of the proceedings in Cr.No.190 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police.
For Petitioner(s):
in Crl.O.P.29454 of
Mr.P.Krishnamoorthy
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.M.Prakash
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in Crl.O.P.29907 of
For Respondent(s):
in both Crl OP's
in Crl.O.P.29454 of
in Crl.O.P.29907 of
Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar,
Additional Public Prosecutor For R1
Mr.M.Prakash for R2
Mr.P.Krishnamoorthy for R2
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COMMON ORDER
These Criminal Original Petition have been filed to quash the FIR in Crime Nos.191, 190 of 2026, respectively, on the file of the first respondent, thereby taken cognizance for the offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3) 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
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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 under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the proceeding in Crime Nos.191 and 190 of 2026 pending trial on the file of the first respondent.
5. In view of the above, the proceedings in Crime Nos.191 and 190 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent are 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.10,000/-, (Rupees Ten Thousand only) (Rs.5000 in Crl.O.P.29454 of 2026 and Rs.5000 in Crl.O.P.29907 of 2026) 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.
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6. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petitions are allowed. 15-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No RNA To
1. The Inspector of Police K-2, Ayanavaram Station, Chennai.
2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN J. RNA CRL OP No. 29454 of 2026 AND CRL OP NO. 29907 OF 2026 15-10-2026
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