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B.Subramani v. State rep by

Madras HC22 Jul 2026CRL OP/5042/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Quashing of FIR on compromise between parties; exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction under Sec.528 of B.N.S.S. 2023 and Section 482 of the Cr.p.c.; non-compoundable offences; reliance on Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and Another (2012 10 SCC 303); alleged offences under IPC Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B); dispute over lost original property documents and registration of false documents; parties examined in court and compromise affirmed; CCB-Tambaram Police Station Crime No.41 of 2025 (operative paragraph prints Crime No. 41 of 2021); Madras High Court Crl.O.P. allowed; single-judge bench D. Bharatha Chakravarthy J.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of the F.I.R. in Crime No.41 of 2025 (operative paragraph prints 'Crime No. 41 of 2021') on the file of the Inspector of Police, CCB-Tambaram Police Station, Chennai.

B.Subramani Vs State rep by — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of the F.I.R. in Crime No.41 of 2025 (operative paragraph prints 'Crime No. 41 of 2021') on the file of the Inspector of Police, CCB-Tambaram Police Station, Chennai.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the F.I.R. in Crime No.41 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, CCB-Tambaram Police Station, Chennai, for alleged offences under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of I.P.C., can be quashed in exercise of the High Court's extraordinary jurisdiction (Sec.528 B.N.S.S. 2023 / Section 482 Cr.p.c.) on the ground of compromise between the parties.

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Court's answer

Having regard to the compromise between the parties (who were present in court and stood by it), this matter is a fit case for the exercise of the High Court's extraordinary jurisdiction to quash the case on compromise, per the contours laid down in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and Another (2012 10 SCC 303).

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Ratio / Principle

Crl.O.P. No. 5042 of 2026 stands allowed and the F.I.R. on the file of the Inspector of Police, CCB-Tambaram Police Station, Chennai stands quashed (operative paragraph prints the crime number as 'Crime No. 41 of 2021'; the balance of the judgment states Crime No.41 of 2025).

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Madras (D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.), CRL OP No. 5042 of 2026, decided 22-07-2026: Criminal Original Petition under Sec.528 of B.N.S.S. 2023 seeking quashing of the F.I.R. in Crime No.41 of 2025 of the Inspector of Police, CCB-Tambaram Police Station, Chennai, registered for alleged offences under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of I.P.C., arising out of a dispute over registration of false documents relating to the de facto complainant's property. Invoking the parameters laid down by the Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and Another (2012 10 SCC 303) for exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.p.c. / Section 528 BNSS to quash cases involving non-compoundable offences on compromise, and noting that both parties were present before the court and stood by their compromise, the court held the matter fit for quashing, allowed the petition and quashed the F.I.R. (the operative paragraph prints the crime number as 'Crime No. 41 of 2021', while the rest of the judgment states Crime No.41 of 2025).

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CRL OP No. 5042 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 22-07-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

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CRL OP No. 5042 of 2026

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B.Subramani S/o. Balakrishnan, No.9/23, Vandiyamman koil Street, Padikuppam, Koyambedu, Chennai-600 107.

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I.Kaleff @ Isaiah S/o.Isaiah, No.6/18, Thiripurasundari Colony, Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram, Chennai 600 043

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..Petitioner(s)

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State rep by The inspector of Police, CCB-Tambaram Police Station, Chennai. (Crime No.41 of 2025)

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M.Bharanidharan S/o.Meenakshi Sundaram, No.26-A, Sivaprakasam Nagar, 1st Main Road, Puzhuthivakkam, Chennai 600 091.

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..Respondent(s)

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PRAYER

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Criminal Original Petition filed under Sec.528 of B.N.S.S. 2023, praying to call for the records relating to the Cr.No.41 of 2025, on the file of the 1^st respondent and to quash the same.

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

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CRL OP No. 5042 of 2026

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For Petitioner(s): Mr. A.P.Sathya Murthy For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) for R1

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Mr. N.Kamalanathan for R2

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ORDER

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This Criminal Original Petition seeks to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.41 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, CCB-Tambaram Police Station, Chennai for alleged offences under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of I.P.C. on the ground of compromise between the parties. The parties are present before the court and, on examination, stand by their compromise and do not want the case to proceed further.

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The broad contours of the High Court's power to exercise extraordinary jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.p.c. and Section 528 of the BNSS in respect of compromise of non-compoundable offences are laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Gian Singh -Vs- State of Punjab and Another (2012 10 SCC 303) and other subsequent judgments.

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The gist of facts leading to the instant case are that the de facto complainant alleges that with reference to his property when the original documents were

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

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CRL OP No. 5042 of 2026

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lost and he was searching, abusing and misusing the said document, certain false documents were registered and his property was dealt with by the accused and the accused tried to cheat him. Subsequently it is stated that the parties have ironed out their differences between them.

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Thus, it can be seen that this matter is a fit case for the exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction to quash the case on compromise.

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Accordingly, this Crl.O.P. No. 5042 of 2026 stands allowed. The F.I.R. in Crime No. 41 of 2021 on the file of the Inspector of Police, CCB-Tambaram Police Station, Chennai stands quashed.

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22-07-2026

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Neutral Citation: Yes/No

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RPP

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