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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 17320
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J
Kapildev Meganathan – Appellant
Versus
V.Chidambaram – Respondent
Crl.MP.No.3104 of 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.K.V.Sridharan
For the Respondents: Mr.S.Santhosh, GA(Crl. Side), for R1 & R2
Criminal Original Petition for quashing an FIR necessitates review of procedural developments and existing investigations.
Headnote:This case involves a Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS to quash an FIR in Crime No. 95 of 2025 based on claims of abuse of process. The Court noted that the investigation had been completed and a final report submitted before the Sessions Court. The findings acknowledged the submission from the respondents’ counsel about the case's progression. The issue revolved around the quashing of the FIR with the ratio decisively framing the importance of process and the completion of investigation. The judgment concludes with the petition being closed with liberty granted to seek further remedies.
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| 1. arguments on quashing the fir based on completed investigations. (Para 1) |
| 2. final ruling on the petition's closure allowing further legal remedies. (Para 2) |
O R D E R
When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the 1st and 2nd respondents submitted that though the petitioner has come up with this petition seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.95 of 2025, on the file of the respondent- police, the investigation in this case has already been completed and the final report has been filed before the Sessions Court, Ooty, and the same was taken on file in Spl.S.C.No.2 of 2026.
2. Recording the above submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), this criminal original petition stands closed with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said final report, if so advised and work out the remedy in the manner known to law.
Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.
