BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT RESERVED ON : 27.02.2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 21.04.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P.(MD).No.4153 of 2025

1. Muthuraja

2. P.Alagusundaram

3. Vijayalakshmi

4. Perumal Mathimalar

5. K.Shanmugathai

6. K.Raja Karthick

7. E.Venkatesh ... Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 7 Vs.

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by. the Inspector of Police, City Crime Branch, Tirunelveli City.

Crime No.2/2024.

.... Respondent / Complainant

2. Raja Muthuramalingam .... Respondent /

Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records pertaining to the case in C.C.No. 1331 of 2024 pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli, and quash the same as against the petitioners.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Anand For R-1 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate (Crl. side) For R-2 : Mr.Gandhi, Senior counsel, For Gandhi Associates

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.1331 of 2024 pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli.

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 7 in the said