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R.Sivasakthi v. State Rep by

Madras HC20 Apr 2026CRL OP/17266/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Madras High Court, CRL OP No. 17266 of 2023 (with Crl.M.P.No.11190 of 2023), Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, order dated 20-04-2026. Petition under section 482 Cr.P.C by seven petitioners (R.Sivasakthi and others) to quash FIR Crime No.4/2023 dated 07.03.2023 of All Women Police Station, Soormangalam, Salem District; second respondent Rekha. Pending the petition, charge sheet taken on file as C.C.No.643 of 2025 before Additional Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem and petitioners acquitted; petition dismissed as infructuous, connected miscellaneous petition closed. No cases cited.

What did the court decide?

In view of the filing of the charge sheet, its taking on file in C.C.No.643 of 2025 before the Additional Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem, and the petitioner's acquittal from the charges, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the entire records relating to the FIR in Crime No.4/2023 dated 07.03.2023 on the file of the first respondent should be called for and the FIR quashed under section 482 Cr.P.C.

Court's answer

In view of the filing of the charge sheet, its taking on file in C.C.No.643 of 2025 before the Additional Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem, and the petitioner's acquittal from the charges, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Ratio / Principle

Consequent to the dismissal of the Criminal Original Petition, the connected miscellaneous petition (Crl.M.P.No.11190 of 2023) is closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing petition under section 482 Cr.P.C seeking to call for and quash the FIR in Crime No.4/2023 dated 07.03.2023 of All Women Police Station, Soormangalam, Salem District (complainant: Rekha). During the pendency of the Criminal Original Petition, charge sheet was filed and taken on file in C.C.No.643 of 2025 before the Additional Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem, and the petitioner was acquitted from the charges. G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J. therefore dismissed the Criminal Original Petition as infructuous (order dated 20-04-2026) and closed the connected Crl.M.P.No.11190 of 2023. No precedent was cited and the merits of quashing were not adjudicated.

A

CRL OP No. 17266 of 2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20-04-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN

CRL OP No. 17266 of 2023 and Crl.M.P.No.11190 of 2023

R.Sivasakthi

S/o. Late Raman, No.1, Periyar Street, Old Sooramangalam, Salem 5.

Jayaraman S/o.Late Lakshmanan, No.182, Periyar Street, Old Sooramangalam, Salem .

Ramesh S/o.Late Lakshmanan, No.182, Periyar Street, Old Sooramangalam, Salem .

Gandhimathi W/o.Madhu, No.3/1080, Sakthi Nagar, New Colony, Dharmapuri 1.

Madhu S/o. Annamalai, No.3/1080, Sakthi Nagar, New Colony, Dharmapuri 1.

Ammu @ Parameshwari W/o. Ragu, No.27, Periyar Street, Old Sooramangalam, Salem 5

Rukmaniammal W/o. Late Raman, No.1, Periyar Street, Old Sooramangalam, Salem 5.

..Petitioner(s)

Vs

State Rep By Inspector Of Police, All Women Police Station, Soormangalam, Salem District. Cr.No.4/2023.

Rekha W/o.Sivasakthi, No.1, Periya Street, Old Sooramangalam, Salem.

..Respondent(s)

Prayer: This petition is filed under section 482 oc Cr.P.C to Call for the entire records relating to the FIR in Crime No.4/2023 dated 07.03.2023 on the file of the 1st respondent and Quash the Same.

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CRL OP No. 17266 of 2023

For Petitioner(s): M/r. S. Doraisamy for Mr. V.Elangovan For Respondent-1: Mr.A. Gopinath, Government Advocate

ORDER

This petition is filed to call for the entire records relating to the FIR in Crime No.4/2023 dated 07.03.2023 on the file of the 1st respondent and Quash the Same.

The learned Government Advocate appearing for the first respondent submitted that pending this Criminal Original Petition charge sheet was filed and the same was taken on file in C.C.No.643 of 2025 before the Additional

Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem and the petitioner was acquitted from the charges.

In view of the above, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as

infructuous. Consequently the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

20-04-2026

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

smn

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CRL OP No. 17266 of 2023

To.

The Inspector Of Police, All Women Police Station, Soormangalam, Salem District.

The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras

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CRL OP No. 17266 of 2023

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

smn

CRL OP No. 17266 of 2023 and Crl.M.P.No.11190 of 2023

20-04-2026

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the entire records relating to the FIR in Crime No.4/2023 dated 07.03.2023 on the file of the first respondent should be called for and the FIR quashed under section 482 Cr.P.C.¶20
The court held
In view of the filing of the charge sheet, its taking on file in C.C.No.643 of 2025 before the Additional Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem, and the petitioner's acquittal from the charges, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as infructuous.ratio¶29

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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Cr.P.C482¶20

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
FIR in Crime No.4/2023 dated 07.03.2023 on the file of the first respondent, which the petition sought to call for and quash.¶26
All Women Police Station, Soormangalam, Salem District (1st respondent) · 07.03.2023
Prior proceeding
Per submission of the Government Advocate for the first respondent: pending this Criminal Original Petition, charge sheet was filed and taken on file in C.C.No.643 of 2025 before the Additional Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem.¶27
Prior proceeding
The petitioner was acquitted from the charges in C.C.No.643 of 2025 before the Additional Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem (as submitted by the Government Advocate).¶28

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
R.Sivasakthi¶7
S. Doraisamy, V.Elangovan
petitioner
Jayaraman¶9
S. Doraisamy, V.Elangovan
petitioner
Ramesh¶10
S. Doraisamy, V.Elangovan
petitioner
Gandhimathi¶11
S. Doraisamy, V.Elangovan
petitioner
Madhu¶12
S. Doraisamy, V.Elangovan
petitioner
Ammu @ Parameshwari¶13
S. Doraisamy, V.Elangovan
petitioner
Rukmaniammal¶14
S. Doraisamy, V.Elangovan
respondent
State Rep By Inspector Of Police, All Women Police Station, Soormangalam, Salem District (Cr.No.4/2023)¶17
A. Gopinath
respondent
Rekha¶18

Coram

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G.K. Ilanthiraiyanauthor¶5

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Madras HC
Decided on: 20 Apr 2026 · April
Registered: 28 Jul 2023
Case no.: CRL OP/17266/2023
CNR: HCMA011251282023
Bench: G.k. Ilanthiraiyan
Disposal: DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
Case type: CRL OP

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R.Sivasakthi v. State Rep by, CRL OP/17266/2023 (MAD), decided on 20 April 2026.

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Statutes1

Cr.P.C482

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Procedural history3

FIR in Crime No.4/2023 dated 07.03.2023 on the file of the first respondent, which the petition sought to call for and quash.All Women Police Station, Soormangalam, Salem District (1st respondent) · 07.03.2023
Per submission of the Government Advocate for the first respondent: pending this Criminal Original Petition, charge sheet was filed and taken on file in C.C.No.643 of 2025 before the Additional Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem.
The petitioner was acquitted from the charges in C.C.No.643 of 2025 before the Additional Judicial Magistrate, Magalir Nethimandram, Salem (as submitted by the Government Advocate).

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Bench / Coram

G.K. Ilanthiraiyan

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