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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 48774

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P. Dhanabal, J
Ramesh – Appellant
Versus
Inspector of Police – Respondent
CRL OP(MD). No.6503 of 2023|Crl.M.P(MD).No.5693 of 2023

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: No representation
For the Respondents: P. Vetrivel

A petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash an FIR becomes infructuous and is liable to be closed if the investigation is already completed and a charge sheet has been filed in the competent court.

Headnote:The proceedings concern an application filed under S. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash a First Information Report (FIR). The petitioner challenged the FIR registered in 2013. The respondent indicated that the investigation had already been completed and a final report had been filed before the jurisdictional court. The court addressed whether the request to quash the criminal proceedings remained maintainable given the investigative status. The court determined that as the matter had progressed to the filing of a charge sheet, the original relief sought had effectively become infructuous. The Criminal Original Petition stands closed as no further orders are required.

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1. court closes quash petition due to filing of charge sheet. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)

PRAYER :- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the entire records connected with the proceedings in FIR in Cr.No.414/2013 dated 16.10.2013 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same as illegal.

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.414 of 2013 dated 16.10.2013 on the file of the first respondent police.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, there was no representation for the petitioner.

3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the first respondent police would submit that already the matter has been investigated and the referred charge sheet has been filed before the concerned Court.

4. In view of the same, no further orders is required to be passed in this case and the Criminal Original petition stands closed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition stands closed.

04.06.2026

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 48774

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASP. Dhanabal, JRamesh – AppellantVersusInspector of Police – RespondentCRL OP(MD). No.6503 of 2023|Crl.M.P(MD).No.5693 of 2023

A petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash an FIR becomes infructuous and is liable to be closed if the investigation is already completed and a charge sheet has been filed in the competent court.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P. Dhanabal, J
Ramesh – Appellant
Versus
Inspector of Police – Respondent
CRL OP(MD). No.6503 of 2023|Crl.M.P(MD).No.5693 of 2023