BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT RESERVED ON : 27.02.2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 30.04.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Crl.O.P.(MD).No.19064 of 2025 P.Surya ... Petitioner/ Accused No.10 Vs.

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by the Inspector of Police, Thilagar Thidal Police Station, Madurai District.

Crime No.38/2025.

.... Respondent / Complainant

2. Parameswari .... Respondent / Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records relating to C.C.No.311 of 2025 on the file of the learned Additional/Principal Special Court for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai and quash the same insofar as the petitioner is concerned.

For Petitioner : Mr G.Karuppasamy pandiyan For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 invokes the inherent jurisdiction of this Court to quash prosecution in a case arising under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

2. The petitioner seeks quashment principally on the premise that the prosecution against hi