CRL OP/7913/2026 of Prasanna Vs State of Tamilnadu represented by The Inspector of Police
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 24-04-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR
CRL OP No. 7913 of 2026
1. Prasanna
S/o.Sundaram,
Residing at No. 144-2B,
2nd Floor,
Krupa Residency,
Rukmani Lakshmipathi Road,
Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2. M.V.R.Saravanakumar
S/o.Raman,
Residing at 55/29, Mint Street,
Chennai -600 001.
3. Ranjith Vijayalayan
S/o.Narayanasamy,
Residing at 5/40, Kanthappa Chetty Street,
Broad way,
Chennai 600 001.
4. Kathiravan
S/o.Bala Krishnan,
Residing at
20/9 Perumal Koil garden Street,
3rd Lane,
Sowcarpet,
Chennai 600 001.
5. Narayanan
S/o.Nagan,
Residing at
18/35, Sundaram Street 1st Lane,
Kondithope,
Chennai 600 001.
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6. Jaisankar
S/o.Manikkam,
Residing at
7/5/3, Pattabiraman Street,
Kondithope,
Chennai 600 001.
7. Sankar
S/o.Jaganatha Rao,
Residing at
16, Peddu Street,
Kondithoppu,
Chennai 600 001.
8. Anand
S/o.Anbalagan,
Residing at 24/1, Perumal Koil,
Garden Street 4th lane 1st Floor,
Chennai 600 001.
9. P.S.Yuvakumar
S/o.Subramaniyam,
Residing at 4/26, Ibrahim Street,
Kondithope,
Chennai 600 001.
10.V.M.Murugavel
S/o.Muniyandi,
Residing at 15A, Woodwarab 3rd Lane,
Wall Tax Road,
Chennai 600 001.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. State of Tamilnadu represented by The
Inspector of Police
C-3 Seven Wells Police Station,
Chennai 600 001.
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2. Karanraj
S/o.Ganeshji,
No. 25 Muthu Krishnan Street,
3rd Floor,
Kondithope,
Chennai-600 079.
..Respondent(s)
CRL OP No. 7913 of 2026
To call for the records and quash the proceedings in Crime No.
51/2021 pending on the file of the respondent police, in the interest of justice
and pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court.
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For Petitioner(s): Manuraj
S.Varun
R.Madhumitha
For Respondent(s): Mr. Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam
Addl.Public Prosecutor. For R1
Order
The petitioner/accused has filed this Criminal Original Petition seeking to
call for the records in the FIR in Crime No.51 of 2026 pending on the file of the
respondent Police and to quash the same.
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2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused in the above Cr.NO.51 of 2026
for the alleged offences under Sections 147, 448, 294 (b), 323, 321, 506(ii) of
hte Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Public Property
(Prevention of Damage and Loss )Act 1992.
3.The learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel
appearing for the 2 nd respondent would submit that the dispute between the
parties has been amicably settled A Joint Memo of Compromise, duly signed by
the petitioner and the defacto complainant, has been filed before this Court. The
parties are also present in person and have been identified by their respective
counsel.
4. The learned counsel appearing for the defacto complainant would
submit that in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the defacto
complainant has no objection for quashing the FIR. The scanned copy of the
joint memo compromise dated 16.02.2026 is as hereunder:
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5. This Court has considered the submissions made and perused the materials
placed on record. The dispute between the parties does not involve any
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overriding public interest and is essentially private in nature. In view of the
amicable settlement arrived at between the parties, no useful purpose would be
served in keeping the criminal proceedings pending. In such circumstances, this
Court is inclined to exercise its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to
secure the ends of justice.
6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed. The FIR in
Crime No.51 of 2026 on the file of the respondent Police is hereby quashed.
The terms of the Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part of this order. No
costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions, if any, are closed.
24-04-2026
Index: Yes/No
Speaking/Non-speaking order
Neutral Citation: Yes/No
JRS
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To
1. The Inspector of Police
C-3 Seven Wells Police Station,
Chennai 600 001.
2. The Public Prosecutor,
High Court of Madras.
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M.NIRMAL KUMAR J.
JRS
CRL OP No. 7913 of 2026
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