IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15.04.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and Crl.M.P.No.15074 of 2023

1. Leela W/o Ranganath, 2. Lavanya W/o Subramanian, 3. Priyanka W/o Saravanan, 4. Sravanthi W/o Aravind, 5. Praveen Kumar S/o Kanniah, All Are Residing At No.3-37-879/b, Jagathgiri Nagar, Gutta, Hyderabad 500037 ..Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. State Rep. By The Inspector Of Police W2-All Women Police Station, Triplicane, Chennai 600002 (Crime No.5/2023)

2. Deepika D/o Sekar, No.14/10, Mohandoss Road, Mount Road, Chennai ..Respondent(s)

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records in Crime No.5 of 2023 on the file of the Inspector of Police, W-2, All Women Police Station, Triplicane, Chennai District, to quash the same.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Velmurugan For Respondent(s): Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 Mr.R.Karthik For M/s.R.K.Law Firm for R2

ORDER

This petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.5 of

2023 registered by the first respondent police for offences under Section 417 of IPC and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002, as against the