BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED : 02.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI

Crl.O.P.(MD).Nos.22028 of 2025

and

Crl.M.P.(MD).Nos.18956 of 2025

1. Thiagarajan

2. Mukile Iniyan @ K.Ramalingam

3. Pari @ Tamil iniyan

4. Vellammal

5. Ragunathan @ Rajaragunathan

6. Aruntamil .... Petitioners /

Accused No.16,32,33,34,39 & 46

Vs.

State of Tamil Nadu,

Rep by.

The Inspector of Police,

Inamkulathur Police Station,

Tiruchirapalli District

Crime No.39 of 2017. ... Respondent / Complainant

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records of the impugned FIR in Crime No. 39 of 2017 dated 21.05.2017 on the file of respondent police and

quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioners : Mr. P.Edin Brough For Respondent : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.39 of 2017 registered for the offences under Sections 143, 341 and 188 IPC, corresponding to Sections 189(2) and 126 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 21.05.2017, a group of 46 persons, including seven women of the Tamil