BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P.(MD)No.22749 of 2024 and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.14243 of 2024

1. Muthukumar

2. B.Badrinath 3. B.Amarnath

4. B.Balaji .. Petitioners / Accused Nos.1 to 4 Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by S.Rengasamy, Food Safety Officer, Pudukottai Town & Circle, Code No.448, Food Safety & Drug Administration Department, Santhanathapuram 6th Street, Pudukottai District.

... Respondent / Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records relating to the charge sheet in S.T.C.No.29 of 2024 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Pudukottai and quash the same as against the petitioners / Accused Nos.1 to 4.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.Balasubramanian For Respondent : Mr.S.Ravi, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

Preface:

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section

528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash the prosecution in S.T.C.No.29 of 2024 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Pudukottai. The petitioners stand arrayed as Accused No