Madras High Court
CRL OP(MD)/22905/2026 of Vinoth Raja Vs The State of Tamil Nadu on 7 October 2026
CRL OP(MD) No. 22905 of 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 07-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR
CRL OP(MD) No. 22905 of 2026
CNR:{HCMD011405492026}
AND
CRL MP(MD) NO. 21812 OF 2026,CRL MP(MD) NO. 21816 OF 2026
Vinoth Raja
(Wrongly mentioned as Vinothkumar,
instead of Vinoth Raja in FIR,
S/o.Sundaramoorthi,
No.25/18/1 Makkas Street,
Devathanapatti Village,
Periyakulam Taluk,
Theni District 622605.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State of Tamil Nadu
Rep by The Inspector of Police,
Periyakulam Police Station,
Theni District.
Crime No.249/2023.
2. Sundaralingam
S/o.Not Known to the petitioner,
The Sub Inspector of Police,
Periyakulam Police Station,
Theni District.
..Respondent(s)
This petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS to Call for the entire records pertaining to the Impugned Charge Sheet filed in STC No.235/2024 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Periyakulam and quash the same as against the petitioner is concerned.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.Henri Patrick Tiphange
For Respondent(s):
M/s. P. Samuel Gunasingh,
Addl. Public Prosecutor For R1
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ORDER
The present petition has been filed by A6 in STC No.235 of 2024 on the file of Judicial Magistrate, Periyakulam, seeking to quash the charge sheet, wherein the petitioner and others are charged with the offence under sections 143, 341, 290, 283 of IPC.
2. Perusal of the charge sheet reveals that at about 6.00 p.m., on 17.08.2023, the petitioner herein and others, who belong to a political organization said to have unlawfully assembled and raised slogans against the police officials to incorporate a SC/ST Act in an already registered FIR in Cr.No.237 of 2023.
3. According to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, they have only demonstrated and protested for not incorporating SC/ST Act in favour of the family of the deceased.
4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and perused the materials available on record. __________
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5. As could be seen from the charge sheet, the petitioner along with 10 other persons have been charged with the offence of demonstrating in a road for incorporating SC/ST Act and they were fighting for the rights of deceased, who belongs to scheduled caste. In such circumstances, the same cannot be considered to be a criminal offence. Other accused persons also stand on the same footing.
6. In such view of the matter, continuation of the criminal proceedings would only be an abuse of process of law. Therefore, the charge sheet in STC No.235 of 2024 on file of Judicial Magistrate, Periyakulam stands quashed not only as against the petitioner, but also as against other accused persons.
7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
07-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No PNM __________
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CRL OP(MD) No. 22905 of 2026 To
1. The Judicial Magistrate, Periyakulam
2. The Inspector of Police, Periyakulam Police Station, Theni District.
3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. __________
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CRL OP(MD) No. 22905 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR J. PNM CRL OP(MD) No. 22905 of 2026 AND CRL MP(MD) NO. 21812 OF 2026,CRL MP(MD) NO. 21816 OF 2026 07-10-2026 __________
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