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.22060 of 2025 and Crl.MP.(MD)No.18984 of 2025

1. Sivasubramanian

2. Selvaraj

3. Murugesan

4. Francis Xavier

5. Sekar

6. Joseph Jeyakumar

7. Palaniyappan

8. Alex Arputham .... Petitioner Vs.

1. State of Tamilnadu Rep. by The Inspector of Police, CCB Trichy Crime No.12/2020

2. Velusamy ... Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No. 12 of 2020 on the file of the 1^st respondent police and Quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Ramanujam For R-1 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

For R-2 : Mr.Arul Jennifer

ORDER

Preface:

The inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) is intended to prevent abuse of the process of Court and to secure the ends of justice.

2. Such power is extraordinary in nature and is required to be exercised sparingly, with great caution, and only in cases where the allegations in the First Information Report