BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.10.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.18066 of 2025 and Crl.MP(MD).No.14815 of 2025 Rabin ... Petitioner / Accused No.1 Vs.

1.State Rep. Through The Inspector of Police, Thiruvaiyaru Police Station, Thanjavur District.

(Crime No.127 of 2021) ... 1^st Respondent / Complainant

2.Mr.Appar, Working as Sub-Inspector of Police, Thiruvaiyaru Police Station, Thanjavur District. ... 2^nd Respondent / Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records pertaining to the impugned FIR in Crime No.127 of 2021, dated 26.02.2021 on the file of the 1^st respondent Police and to quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Prabu For R1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This petition has been filed to quash the impugned FIR in Crime No.127 of 2021, dated 26.02.2021 on the file of the 1^st respondent Police, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 379 of IPC and Section 21(1) of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.

2. The allegation in the impugned FIR is that the petitioner was found transporti