BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.02.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI and Crl.M.P(MD).No.932 2026 K.Tamil Selvan ... Petitioner Vs.

State of Tamilnadu rep., by the Inspector of Police, Dindigul Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District.

Crime No.318 of 2025 ... Respondent PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.318 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police and quash the same as illegal this petitioner concerned.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Manikandan For Respondent : Mr.M.Sakthikumar Government Advocate (crl.side)

ORDER

Seeking quashment of the impugned FIR in Crime No.318 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 196(1)(a), 197(1)(c), 353(1)(c) and 353(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, on the file of the respondent police, this criminal original petition is filed. 2.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that, the case of the prosecution is that, during the conduct of the “Kaliamman Temple Festival” in the petitioner’s village, religious disputes arose between the Hindu and Christian communities. Consequently, two Firs