BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P.(MD).No.21897 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.(MD)Nos.18807 and 18809 of 2025 R.Sekar ... Petitioner Vs.

State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Mandaikaud Police Station, Kanniyakumari District.

(Crime No.33/2024) ... Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records in connection with C.C. No.286 of 2024 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Eraniel, Kanniyakuamri District and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Ragatheesh Kumar For Respondent : Mr.S.Ravi, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

Preface:

The inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, now traceable to Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is designed to prevent abuse of the process of law and to secure the ends of justice. Though the power is extraordinary and is required to be exercised sparingly, this Court cannot remain a mute spectator when criminal law is invoked for collateral purposes, personal vendetta, or to exert pressure in disputes which ar