J.S.Shivaganesh v. State rep by the Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court closure order in Crl.O.P.No.22389 of 2025 (decided 04.09.2025) by Justice N. Sathish Kumar. Five petitioners (J.S.Shivaganesh, S.Ramesh, Jayaseelan Henry, M.Sajith Kumar, T.K.S.Kumar) sought quashing of FIR dated 20.05.2022 in Crime No.95 of 2022 of F4 Thousand Lights Police Station, naming P.Hudson as second respondent. Petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. Closed because the State reported investigation complete and final report filed before XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai on 31.08.2025 vide e-filing S.R.No.39463/2025. Useful for: FIR quashing petitions rendered infructuous by filing of final report; closure without merits; post-FIR-stage practice under BNSS 2023.
What did the court decide?
None; the FIR was not quashed and the petition was closed without substantive adjudication, following the State's intimation that the final report had already been filed.