BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 17/11/2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN and Crl.M.P(MD) No.16953 of 2025

1. Charles

2. Bharath ... Petitioners Vs

1.The State of Tamil Nadu,, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Munneerpallam Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

Crime No. 158 of 2013.

2.Ramakrishnan ... Respondents PRAYER :- This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 BNSS, to call for the records pertaining to the FIR in Crime No. 158 of 2013 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same in so for as the petitioner concerned.

For Petitioner : M/s.A.Banumathy, Advocate.

For R1 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the impugned FIR in Crime No.158 of 2013, on the file of first respondent police, which was registered for the offences under Sections 143, 341, 294(b), 353 and 188 of IPC.

2.The allegation in the FIR is that the petitioners, along with others, indulged in a protest without valid permission and caused nuisance and disturbance to the general public, besides causing obstruction to traffic.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit tha