Madras High Court
CRL OP/29884/2026 of Magesh Kanna Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep by The Inspector of Pol on 13 October 2026
CRL OP No. 29884 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. 29884 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012445832026}
Magesh Kanna
S/o Ramalingam,
11, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar,
Pallakazani, Thirunindravur,
Tiruvallur.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State of Tamilnadu Rep by The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Pattabiram, Avadi,Chennai.
Crime No. 4/2026
2. Bhuvaneshwari
D/o Narayanan,
35C, 5th Cross Street,
Pattabiram,
Chennai District.
..Respondent(s)
Prayer: This petition is filed under section 528 of BNSS to call for the records relating to the proceedings in Crime NO. 4 of 2026 on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same and pass such further or other orders as this Honorable Court.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.V.Karthigaipriya
For Respondent(s):
Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar, Additional Public
Prosecutor(crl side) For R1
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ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No4 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 85, 82(1),351(3) of BNS and Section 4 of Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.
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 482 Cr.P.C.,/Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No. 4 of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.
5. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No. 4 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. 15-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No SMN
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CRL OP No. 29884 of 2026
To.
1. The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Pattabiram, Avadi,Chennai.
2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras
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CRL OP No. 29884 of 2026
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. SMN CRL OP No. 29884 of 2026 15-10-2026
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