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G.Mahesh v. The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by The Inspector of Police

Madras HC18 Feb 2026CRL OP/4062/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Quashing of FIR; Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita; Crime No.578 of 2025; Crime No.577 of 2025; case and counter; counterblast; Sections 296(b) and 115(2) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023; Section 4 Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act 2002; PSO 566; final report within 4 months; H-1 Washermenpet Police Station Chennai; neighbour dispute; petition closed/disposed; G.Mahesh; G.Lakshmi; Geetha; T.Nixon; S.Santhosh; A.D.Jagadish Chandira; Madras High Court.

What did the court decide?

Criminal Original Petition closed with a direction to the respondent police to file the final report within 4 months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; connected miscellaneous petition (Crl.M.P.No.2817 of 2026) closed. ¶31

G.Mahesh Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by The Inspector of Police — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the First Information Report in Crime No.578 of 2025, pending on the file of the first respondent police, ought to be quashed.

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Court's answer

Recording the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) that investigation is being conducted in both the case and the counter case in compliance of PSO 566, the Court closed the Criminal Original Petition with a direction to the respondent police to file the final report within 4 months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, and consequently closed the connected miscellaneous petition.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court — Crl.O.P.No.4062 of 2026 (with connected Crl.M.P.No.2817 of 2026), decided 18.02.2026 by A.D.Jagadish Chandira, J. Petitioners G.Mahesh and G.Lakshmi, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, sought quashing of the FIR in Crime No.578 of 2025 of H-1 Washermenpet Police Station, Chennai, registered on the complaint of the second respondent (Geetha) for offences under Sections 296(b) and 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002. Petitioners' counsel contended the FIR was a counterblast to Crime No.577 of 2025 registered on their counter complaint. The Government Advocate (Criminal Side) submitted it was a case and counter between neighbouring families, with investigation proceeding in both cases in compliance of PSO 566 and final report to follow. Recording this submission, the Court closed the Criminal Original Petition, directing the respondent police to file the final report within four months of receipt of a copy of the order; the connected miscellaneous petition was also closed.

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Crl.O.P.No.4062 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 18.02.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

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Crl.O.P.No.4062 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.2817 of 2026

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G.Mahesh

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G.Lakshmi

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... Petitioners

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Vs.

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The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by, The Inspector of Police, H-1, Washermenpet Police Station, Chennai - 600 021. (Crime No. 578 of 2025)

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Geetha ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.578 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, H-1 Washermenpet Police Station, Chennai - 600 021 .

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For Petitioners : Mr.T.Nixon For R1 : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

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O R D E R

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This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.578 of 2025, pending on the file of the first respondent Police.

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2 . Based on the complaint given by the de facto complainant/R2, a case in Crime No.578 of 2025, was registered for the offences under Sections 296(b) and 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.

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3 . Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for the first respondent.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that

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the fact remains that the de facto complainant’s husband had assaulted the petitioners, due to which, the petitioners had given a counter complaint, based on which, a case in Crime No.577 of 2025 has been registered by the respondent police and only as a counterblast, the de facto complainant, on the instigation of her husband, has given a false case against the petitioners. He would further submit that the respondent police, without conducting a proper enquiry, has registered the case.

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Learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the first

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respondent would submit that it is a case of case and counter; the petitioners and the de facto complainant are neighbours; there are series of fights between the petitioner’s family and the de facto complainant’s family, resulting in the registration of case and a counter case. He would submit that the respondent police are conducting investigation in both cases in compliance of PSO 566 and will file final report.

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Recording the submission made by the learned Government

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Advocate (Criminal Side), this Criminal Original Petition stands closed with a direction to the respondent police to file final report within 4 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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dsn Neutral Citation:Yes/No

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.