BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.03.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI M.Shanmugavel ... Petitioner Vs.

The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. By the Inspector of Police, Tirunelveli Taluk Police Station, Tirunelveli.

Crime No.119 of 2026 ... Respondent PRAYER : Revision filed under Section 438 r/w 442 of BNSS, 2023 to call for the records pertaining to the order passed in Crl.M.P.No.749 of 2026 in Crime No.119 of 2026 dated 24.02.2026 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Tirunelveli and set aside the same by allowing the criminal revision petition.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Pandian For Respondent : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl.)

ORDER

This Criminal Revision Petition is filed to set aside the order of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Tirunelveli, in Crl.M.P.No.749 of 2026 dated 24.02.2026 filed by the petitioner under Section 497 of BNSS of 2023.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the respondent filed an FIR in Crime No.119 of 2026 for an alleged offence under Sections 4(1)(C) and 4(1) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2024 for illegal transport of liquor bottles through Two-wheeler, Honda Bike (Activa