Madras High Court
CRL OP/30074/2026 of Manikandan Vs State represented by the Inspector of Police on 14 October 2026
CRL OP No. 30074 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 14-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN
CRL OP No. 30074 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012475582026}
Manikandan
S/o Sigamani,
198-2, Angalamman Puram-2,
Gudalur Koundampalayam,
Naickenpalayam Post,
Periyanaickenpalayam,
Coimbatore District.
Tamil Nadu.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. State represented by the Inspector of Police Attur Town Police Station,
Salem District.
Crime No. 0377/2026
2. Raja
S/o Perumal,
9/16, Mettu Street, Thenkarai,
Veeraganur, Thalaivasal Taluk,
Tamil Nadu.
..Respondent(s)
Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, praying to call for the records relating to the FIR dated 12-8-2026 in Crime No. 0377 of 2026 on the file of the 1st Respondent, Attur Town Police Station, Salem District, and quash the same as against the petitioner herein and thus render justice.
For Petitioner(s):
S.Vasavi Sridevi
CRL OP No. 30074 of 2026
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. 0377 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent, registered 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 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.
4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending, even though, the offences involved are
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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 482 Cr.P.C.,/Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No. 0377 of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.
5. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No. 0377 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. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 14-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No MPA To
1. The Inspector of Police Attur Town Police Station,
Crime No. 0377/2026
2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
CRL OP No. 30074 of 2026
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. MPA CRL OP No. 30074 of 2026 14-10-2026