BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI

1.Venkatesh

2.Ananthbabu ... Petitioners/A2 & A3 Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by its Inspector of Police, Vallam Police Station, Thanjavur District (Crime No.148/2021) ... Respondent/Complainant

2.Vanithamani ... Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records of First Information Report in Crime No. 148 of 2021 dated 27.04.2021 on the file of the 1^st Respondent /

Complainant and quash the same in respect of the petitioners.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Jeyaram For R1 : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl. side)

For R2 : M/s.B.Anu

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 BNSS, seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.148 of 2021 on the file of the 1^st respondent Police Station, insofar as the petitioners are concerned.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 26.04.2021 at about 8.15 p.m., the accused, in an intoxicated state, abused and assaulted the defacto complainant and others at her petty shop over a payment dispute, caused damage to shop p