P.Thomas Barnabas v. The inspector of police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, CRL OP No. 26866 of 2025 (connected Crl.M.P. No. 18299 of 2025), decided 07-10-2025 by N. Sathish Kumar J. Petitioners P.Thomas Barnabas and Nishkalavaani sought quashing of FIR No. 352/2024 of Oragadam Police Station, Kanchipuram District under Section 528 BNSS against respondents including Sankara Narayanan. Petition closed (disposed) after recording State's submission that investigation concluded and charge sheet filed before JM-I, Sriperumbudur on 16.09.2025; no merits adjudication, no relief granted.
What did the court decide?
The Court recorded the Government Advocate's (Criminal Side) submission that the investigation had been completed and the charge sheet filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate-I, Sriperumbudur on 16.09.2025, and on that recording closed the Criminal Original Petition together with the connected miscellaneous petition, without adjudicating the quashing prayer on merits.