Gurusamy v. State Rep by

Madras HC23 Jul 2026CRL OP/18081/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. based on settlement recorded in National Lok Adalat dated 14.12.2024; matrimonial dispute; wife/complainant's no-objection to quash; B.S. Joshi v. State of Haryana (2003) 4 SCC 675 applied; Additional Mahila Court, Coimbatore; CC No.3000 of 2022; Cr.No.1/2022 AWPS Central Police Station, Coimbatore City; CRL OP No. 18081 of 2023; connected CRL MP Nos. 11951 and 11952 of 2023; Madras High Court; single judge D. Bharatha Chakravarthy.

What did the court decide?

Criminal Original Petition No.18081 of 2023 allowed; proceedings in C.C. No.3000 of 2022 (Additional Mahila Court at Magisterial Level, Coimbatore) quashed; connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions (CRL MP Nos. 11951 and 11952 of 2023) closed. ¶¶34

Gurusamy Vs State Rep by — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the proceedings in CC.No.3000 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Coimbatore are liable to be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. in view of the settlement between the parties recorded before the National Lok Adalat.

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Court's answer

In view of the resolution recorded before the National Lok Adalat, and applying the ratio laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in B.S. Joshi v. State of Haryana, this is a fit case for exercise of power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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Ratio / Principle

The proceedings in C.C. No.3000 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court at Magisterial Level, Coimbatore shall stand quashed, and consequently the connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (D. Bharatha Chakravarthy J.) allowed CRL OP No. 18081 of 2023 filed under Sec.482 Cr.P.C. by six petitioners seeking quashing of CC.No.3000 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Coimbatore, arising out of Cr.No.1/2022 of AWPS Central Police Station, Coimbatore City. The case had been referred to the National Lok Adalat conducted on 14.12.2024 (Presiding Officer: Hon'ble Mr. Justice G.Arulmurugan), where the 2nd respondent wife stated that her dispute with her husband was resolved, they were living peacefully, and she had no objection to quashing the proceedings she had initiated. Applying the ratio in B.S. Joshi v. State of Haryana (2003) 4 SCC 675, the Court held it a fit case for exercise of power under Section 482 Cr.P.C., allowed the petition, quashed the proceedings in C.C. No.3000 of 2022, and closed the connected Crl.MPs Nos. 11951 and 11952 of 2023.

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CRL OP No. 18081 of 2023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 23-07-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

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CRL OP No. 18081 of 2023 AND

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CRL MP NO. 11951 OF 2023,CRL MP NO. 11952 OF 2023

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Gurusamy S/o. Bakkiyasamy, No.375/402, Kannusamy Gounder Street, Rathinapuri, Coimbatore.

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Lakshmi

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W/o. Gurusamy, No.375/402, Kannusamy Gounder Street, Rathinapuri, Coimbatore.

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G.Saraswathi @ Raji W/o. Santhalingam, D/o. B.Gurusamy, 78a Tnp Nagar, Tudiyalur, Coimbatore 641 006.

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Hemalatha.G

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W/o. Devaraj, D/o. Gurusamy .B, 33/1, Na, Nehru Nagar 3rd Street Extension, Behind Cms School, Coimbatore.

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N.Santhalingam S/o. R.Natarajan, No.78, Tnp Nagar, Tudiyalur, Coimbatore.

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Devaraj S/o. Viswanathan, No.33/1, Nehru Nagar 3rd Street Extension, Ganapathy, Coimbatore.

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..Petitioner(s)

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State Rep By AWPS Central Police Station, Coimbatore City. Cr.No.1/2022.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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CRL OP No. 18081 of 2023

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Anusiya W/o. Saravanan, No. 375/402, Kannusamy Gounder Street, Rathinapuri, Coimbatore.

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..Respondent(s)

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PRAYER

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Criminal Original Petition filed under Sec.482 of Cr.P.C., praying to call for the records pertaining to the CC.No. 3000/2022 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Coimbatore and quash the same.

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For Petitioner(s): Mr. R.Prabakar For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) for R1 R 2 – No appearance

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ORDER

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This Criminal Original Petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings in CC.No.3000 of 2022 on the file of Additional Mahila Court, Coimbatore.

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This case was referred for alternative dispute resolution to the National Lok Adalat conducted on 14.12.2024. The learned Presiding Officer of the National Lok Adalat (Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.Arulmurugan) has already recorded that the 2^nd respondent wife was present before the National Lok Adalat and submitted that the dispute with her husband has been resolved and they are living peacefully and she does not have any objection to quash the proceedings initiated by her in the above CC No.3000 of 2022. Recording the

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said submission, the matter is posted before this Court.

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CRL OP No. 18081 of 2023

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In view thereof, applying the ratio laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India India in B.S. Joshi and others -Vs- State of Haryana and Another (2003 4 SCC 675) , this is a fit case for excise of power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition No.18081 of 2023 stands allowed. The proceedings in C.C. No.3000 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court at Magisterial Level, Coimbatore shall stand quashed. Consequently, connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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23-07-2026

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Neutral Citation: Yes/No

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RPP

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