BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED : 05.12.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI

Crl. O.P(MD) No. 12949 of 2024

and

Crl.MP(MD)No.7975 of 2024

1.Ramesh

2.Geetha ... Petitioners/'B' Party

Vs

1.State of Tamil Nadu rep by its,

The Sub Inspector of Police,

Lalapet Police Station,

Karur District.

(In Crime No.251 of 2024) … 1st Respondent/Complainant

2. C.Thangasamy … 2^nd Respondent/Defacto

Complainant

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, to call for the records relating to the impugned FIR in Crime No.251 of 2024 dated 11.05.2024

on the file of the 1^st respondent police and quash the same as illegal.

For petitioners :Mr.AN.Ramanathan

For R1 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh

Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed to quash the impugned FIR in Crime No.251 of 2024 dated 11.05.2024 on the file of the 1^st respondent police.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that to take cognizance of an offence under Section 160 of IPC, the ingredients of Section 159 IPC ought to have been satisfied. However, in the instant case, the same is not satisfied, and hence, h