BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.03.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR

1.Samiyaiya

2.Ramanathan

3.Rajkumar

4.Mani Alias Shanmugamani ... Petitioners vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by Inspector of Police, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District. (Cr.No.255 of 2021)

2.Rani ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS Act, 2023, to quash the charge sheet filed in S.C.No.38 of 2023 pending on the file of the Subordinate and Assistant Sessions Court, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

For Petitioners :Ms.V.Nambi Nachiyar For R1 :Mr.Albert James Government Advocate (crl.side)

For R2 :Mr.P.T.Ramesh Raja *****

O R D E R

The present petition has been filed by the accused Nos.1 to 4 in S.C.No.38 of 2023 on the file of the Subordinate and Assistant Sessions Court, Devakottai, Sivagangai District, seeking to quash the charge sheet in S.C.No.38 of 2023, wherein, the petitioners are alleged to have been committed the offences punishable under Sections 447, 294(b), 324, 307 and 506(2) IPC and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.

2.Pending trial, the accused and the de-facto complaina