BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.04.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL CRL. O.P(MD) No.12747 of 2024 and CRL.M.P.(MD) No.7845 of 2024 S.Kumar ... Petitioner Vs

1.The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Ervadi Dharga Police Station, Ramanathapuram district.

Crime No.42 of 2022.

2. Nagaraj ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 to call for the records pertaining to the case in Crime No.42 of 2022 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Ervadi Dharga Police Station, Ramanathapuram and quash the same as against the petitioner.

For petitioner :Mr.R.Anand For R1 : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

For R2 : Mr.N.Balasubramanian for Mr.S.Ashok *****

O R D E R

This petition is filed by the petitioner to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.42 of 202 on the file of the first respondent.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the second respondent lodged a complaint against the petitioner and others before the first respondent. They registered the case in Crime No.42 of 2022 for the offences under Sections 3(1), 4(1) and 5(1)(a) of Imm