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.23128 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.(MD).No.20039 of 2025 Dinesh Pandi ... Petitioner / Accused No.1 Vs.

1.The State of Tamilnadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Allinagaram Police Station, Theni District.

(In Crime No.429 of 2025)

2. Jamunadevi ... 2^nd Respondent / De-facto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for records in Crime No.429 of 2025 on the file of the 1^st respondent and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr. A.Logesh Kumar For R-1 : Mr.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

Preface:

The inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is intended to prevent abuse of the process of Court and to secure the ends of justice. The said power, though wide, is circumscribed by well-settled judicial principles and is to be exercised sparingly, with great caution, and only in cases where the allegations, even if taken at their face value, do not disclose the commission of any cognizable offence or where the proceedings are manifestly