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S.Boopal v. The State Rep.by its, The Inspector of Police

Madras HC6 Mar 2026CRL OP/5906/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Quashing of FIR; Crime No.750 of 2019; T12 Poonamallee Police Station, Chennai; Section 528 BNSS 2023; Hindu Munnani; religious procession without permission; disturbance to the public; Further Action Dropped report dated 08.09.2020; Judicial Magistrate-II Poonamallee; petition dismissed as nothing survived adjudication; connected Crl.M.P.No.4360 of 2026 closed.

What did the court decide?

In view of the 'Further Action Dropped' report already filed by the respondent police on 08.09.2020, nothing survived for further adjudication in this petition and hence the Criminal Original Petition was dismissed. ¶28

S.Boopal Vs The State Rep.by its, The Inspector of Police — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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CRL OP No. 5906 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 06-03-2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR

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CRL OP No. 5906 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.4360 of 2026

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1.S.Boopal, S/o. Sri Nathan Govindharaj, No.5, Maruthi Nagar, Parivakkam, Poonamallee, Tiruvalluvar District – 600 056.

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2.P.Raji S/o.Paramanandham, No.183, Perumal Kovil Street, Irulapalaiyam, Kuththampakkam, Tiruvalluvar District – 600 124.

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Petitioners

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The State Rep by its The Inspector of Police, Poonamallee Police Station, Tiruvalluvar District.

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Respondent(s)

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PRAYER: The Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, praying to call for the records in F.I.R. in Crime No.750 of 2019 on the file of the T12 Poonamallee Police Station, Chennai and to quash the same.

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For Petitioners : Mr.M.Gurumoorthy For Respondent: Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Additional Public Prosecutor

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ORDER

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The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.750 of 2019 on the file of the T-12, Poonamallee Police Station, Chennai.

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2.The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the F.I.R. was registered against the petitioner alleging that the petitioners on behalf of Hindu Munnani, conducted religious procession without permission, causing disturbance to the public.

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3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police submitted that initially a case was registered by the respondent and after investigation, the respondent police filed ‘Further Action Dropped’ report on 08.09.2020 before the learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Poonamallee. A scanned reproduction of the report reads as follows:

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4.In view of the above, nothing survives for further adjudication in this petition and hence, the Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. Consequently,

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the connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

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Index : Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order Neutral citation : Yes/No rsi

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