REPORTABLE

2026 INSC 39

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 140 OF 2026

[ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (CRL.) NO. 397 OF 2025]

C.S. PRASAD … APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS

C. SATYAKUMAR AND OTHERS ... RESPONDENT(S)

J U D G M E N T

PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The present Appeal arises out of the impugned order dated 22.10.2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras, ‘High Court’ in Crl.O.P. No. 10961 of 2023 filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, ‘Cr.PC’ whereby the High Court had proceeded to quash the proceedings against respondent Nos. 1 to 3 herein in C.C. No. 2 of 2023 arising out of FIR No. 229 of 2021 registered for offences under Sections 417, 420, 465, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 18603 on the file of the learned Special Metropolitan Magistrate-I, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Land Grabbing

Cases, Allikulam, Egmore, Chennai.

Signature Not Verified

Digitally signed by

MINI

Date: 2026.01.09

Reason:

3 ‘IPC’

3. The appellant herein is Dr. C.S. Prasad, the de-facto complainant, whereas the accused persons are Dr. C. Satyakumar, Dr. Swarnakumari (wife of Dr. C. Satyakumar) and Shri S. Ravi Chittu