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M.Bhuvaneshwari v. the Inspector of Police (Crime)

Madras HC20 Apr 2026CRL OP/17217/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Section 482 Cr.P.C quash of FIR on party settlement; Crime No.138/2023, T-1 Ambattur Police Station, Chennai; S.3 TN Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003; S.506(1) IPC; memorandum of understanding between petitioners and second respondent; repayment of Rs.50,00,000 (fifty lakh) within 45 days; withdrawal of complaints and documents; connected Crl.M.P.No.11111 of 2023 closed; Madras High Court, G.K. Ilanthiraiyan J., 20-04-2026.

What did the court decide?

F.I.R. in Crime No.138/2023 dated 23.02.2023 pending at T-1, Ambattur Police Station quashed as against the petitioners; connected Crl.M.P.No.11111 of 2023 closed; memorandum of understanding recorded as part of the order. ¶55

M.Bhuvaneshwari Vs the Inspector of Police (Crime) — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the F.I.R. in Crime No.138/2023, registered under Section 3 of the TN Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003 and Section 506(1) of IPC, ought to be quashed against the petitioners under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. +1 more

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Court's answer

This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the F.I.R in Crime No. 138/2023 dated 23.02.2023 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, T-1, Ambattur Police Station, Chennai - 600 053 is quashed.

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Ratio / Principle

Pending the petition the dispute was settled between the petitioners and the second respondent, who entered into a memorandum of understanding; the settlement formed the basis for allowing the petition and quashing the F.I.R.

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Key takeaways

The connected miscellaneous petition is closed, and the memo of understanding entered between the parties, as extracted in the order, forms part of the order.ratio¶55
Recorded terms of the memorandum of understanding: the first petitioner undertook to repay the sum of Rs.50,00,000/- (Rupees fifty lakh only) within 45 days, upon which the parties were to withdraw complaints and documents and resolve the matter without future claims.obiter¶34
By joint declaration in the memorandum, the signatories affirmed that the agreement had been executed on 25-12-2022, had not been altered or overwritten since, and constituted action in accordance with law which could not be denied.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.), 20-04-2026, CRL OP No. 17217 of 2023: Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.138/2023 dated 23.02.2023 of T-1, Ambattur Police Station, registered under Section 3 of the TN Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003 and Section 506(1) of IPC. Allowed on settlement: pending the petition, the petitioners and the second respondent (R. Lalitha) entered into a memorandum of understanding under which the first petitioner undertook to repay Rs.50,00,000/- (Rupees fifty lakh only) within 45 days and the parties agreed to withdraw complaints and documents without future claims. The F.I.R. was quashed, the connected Crl.M.P.No.11111 of 2023 was closed, and the memorandum of understanding was made part of the order. Merits were not adjudicated and no precedent was cited.

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CRL OP No. 17217 of 2023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 20-04-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN

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CRL OP No. 17217 of 2023 and Crl.M.P.No.11111 of 2023

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M.Bhuvaneshwari W/o.Bhaskar, Residing At No.23, 5th Avenue, Banu Nagar, Ambatttur, Chennai - 600 053.

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Rajamatha Seenivasalu W/o.Seenivasalu, Residing At No.8/41,vinayagar Koil Street, Kotthur Madhur,tiruvallur District - 631 206.

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M. Durga W/o.Dinesh, Residing At No.15/8, New Street, Vinayagapuram, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053.

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..Petitioner(s)

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The Inspector Of Police (crime) T-1,Ambattur Police Station, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053. Cr.No.138 Of 2023.

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R. Lalitha

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W/o.Rajagopal, Door No.2a, Masilamani Street, Venkateshwara Nagar, Ambattur. Chennai - 600 053.

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..Respondent(s)

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Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C to call for the records in Crime No.138/2023 dated 23.02.2023 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, T-1, Ambattur Police Station, Chennai - 600 053 u/s.3 of TN Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003 u/s. 506(1) of IPC and quash the same as against the petitioners and pass such further or other orders

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For Petitioner(s): M/s. G.V. Sridharan

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CRL OP No. 17217 of 2023

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P.Kannan S.Satheeshkumar V. Jayalakshmi Proof Of Service Filed

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For Respondent(s): Mr.A. Gopinath, Government Advocate For R1

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S.Ravichandran for R2

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ORDER

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This petition is filed to call for the records in Crime No.138/2023 dated 23.02.223 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, T-1, Ambattur Police Station, Chennai - 600 053 u/s.3 of TN Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003 u/s. 506(1) of IPC and quash the same as against the petitioners.

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The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that pending this Criminal Original Petition the matter is settled and the petitioners and the second respondent has entered into a memo of understanding among them and the same is extracted under:

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CRL OP No. 17217 of 2023

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CRL OP No. 17217 of 2023

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nkw;go 1tJ ghh;l;o Vw;fdnt ,uz;L tHf;F 2tJ ghh;l;o kPJ gjpt[ bra;Js;shh;fs;/ mjd; tptuk; (1) CRIME NO. 138 OF 2023 (2) F.No.O S 426/2023 nkw;go tHf;Ffs;/ ,e;j g[hpe;Jzh;t[ xg;ge;jj;jpy;

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CRL OP No. 17217 of 2023

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,jd; kj;jpapy

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fpHf;F nkw;fhf tlg[uk; ? 20 mo

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bjd;g[uk; ? 20 mo tlf;F bjw;fhf fPH;g[uk; ? 65 mo

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nky;g[uk; ? 65 mo

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Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the F.I.R in Crime No. 138/2023 dated 23.02.2023 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, T-1, Ambattur Police Station, Chennai - 600 053 is hereby quashed. Consequently the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. The memo of understanding entered between the parties which is extracted above forms part of this order.

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20-04-2026

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Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No

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SMN

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To.

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