BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P.(MD).Nos.14991 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.(MD)Nos.12160 and 12161 of 2025 Siva Sakthi Iyyappan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kaliyakkavilai Police Station, Kanyakumari District. (Crime No.288/2019).

2.Rajeshkumar ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records in S.C.No.284/2023 pending before the Assistant Sessions Judge cum Subordinate Court, Kuzhithurai, and quash the same as against the petitioner/Sole Accused.

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

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. When criminal proceedings disclose manifest procedural illegality, jurisdictional error, or are demonstrably attended with mala fides, the High Court is duty-bound to interven