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Sagunthala v. The State of Tamilnadu rep by

Madras HC7 Jul 2026CRL OP(MD)/13523/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Crl.OP.(MD)No.13523 of 2026 | Madras High Court, Madurai Bench | decided 07.07.2026 | single judge: R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J. | Petitioner: Sagunthala (Ms.S.Vijaya Shanthi) | Respondents: Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar; Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station; Special Tahsildar, Sivakasi (Explosives and Matchbox Industry); Revenue Inspector, Kalkurichi Firka; Village Administrative Officer, Kalkurichi (Mr.B.Arun, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)) | Filed under Section 528 of BNSS Act against order dt. 30.03.2026 in Crl.M.P.No. 513 of 2025 (District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti) | Sought Section 94 BNSS summons for complaint re alleged manufacture of Detonator cord for fireworks at Kalkurichi, inspection reports dated 20.05.2025 and 24.05.2025, action taken reports | OUTCOME: dismissed as withdrawn on counsel's endorsement | Statutes cited: Section 528 of BNSS Act; Section 94 BNSS | No precedents cited | No holdings (withdrawn before adjudication).

What did the court decide?

None; Criminal Original Petition dismissed as withdrawn in view of the endorsement made by counsel for the petitioner. ¶25

What the court decided

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Outcome

None; Criminal Original Petition dismissed as withdrawn in view of the endorsement made by counsel for the petitioner.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dt. 30.03.2026 in Crl.M.P.No. 513 of 2025 (District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti) should be set aside and the trial Court directed to issue summons to respondents 1 to 5 under Section 94 BNSS to produce the complaint received regarding the alleged manufacture of Detonator cord for fireworks at Kalkurichi, the inspection reports dated 20.05.2025 and 24.05.2025, and the action taken reports thereon.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Original Petition (Crl.OP.(MD)No.13523 of 2026) before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, decided 07.07.2026 by R.Vijayakumar, J. Petitioner Sagunthala, filing under Section 528 of BNSS Act, sought to set aside the impugned order dt. 30.03.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No. 513 of 2025 on the file of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti, and consequentially to direct the trial Court to issue summons to respondents 1 to 5 under Section 94 BNSS to produce the complaint received regarding the alleged manufacture of Detonator cord for fireworks at Kalkurichi, the inspection reports dated 20.05.2025 and 24.05.2025, and the action taken reports thereon. When taken up for hearing, counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the petition and made an endorsement to that effect; in view of the endorsement, the Court dismissed the Criminal Original Petition as withdrawn. No legal issue was adjudicated and no ratio emerges from this judgment.

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Crl.OP(MD) No.13523 of 2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 07.07.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR

Crl.OP.(MD)No.13523 of 2026

Sagunthala

... Petitioner

Vs

The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Superintendent of Police, , Office of the Superintendent of Police, Collectorate Campus, Virudhunagar.

The State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar.

The Special Tahsildar, Sivakasi, Explosives and Matchbox Industry, (Revenue Divisional Office Campus), Sivakasi,

The Revenue Inspector, Kalkurichi Firka, Kalkurichi.

The Village Administrative Officer, Kalkurichi.

... Respondents

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Crl.OP(MD) No.13523 of 2026

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS Act, to call for the records in Crl.M.P.No 513 of 2025 on the file of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti and set aside the impugned order dt. 30.03.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No. 513 of 2025 and consequentially direct the trial Court to issue summons to respondents 1 to 5 under Section 94 BNSS to produce the complaint received regarding the alleged manufacture of Detonator cord for fireworks at Kalkurichi, the inspection reports, dated 20.05.2025 and 24.05.2025, and the action taken reports thereon before the trial Court.

For Petitioner : Ms.S.Vijaya Shanthi For Respondents : Mr.B.Arun Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel

appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition and she has also made an endorsement to that effect in the bundle.

2.In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel

appearing for the petitioner, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

07.07.2026

NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet: Yes/No PNM

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Crl.OP(MD) No.13523 of 2026

To

The Superintendent of Police, , Office of the Superintendent of Police, Collectorate Campus, Virudhunagar.

The Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar.

The Special Tahsildar, Sivakasi, Explosives and Matchbox Industry, (Revenue Divisional Office Campus), Sivakasi,

The Revenue Inspector, Kalkurichi Firka, Kalkurichi.

The Village Administrative Officer, Kalkurichi.

6.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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Crl.OP(MD) No.13523 of 2026

R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.

PNM

ORDER MADE IN Crl.OP.(MD)No.13523 of 2026

07.07.2026

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the order dt. 30.03.2026 in Crl.M.P.No. 513 of 2025 (District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti) should be set aside and the trial Court directed to issue summons to respondents 1 to 5 under Section 94 BNSS to produce the complaint received regarding the alleged manufacture of Detonator cord for fireworks at Kalkurichi, the inspection reports dated 20.05.2025 and 24.05.2025, and the action taken reports thereon.¶19

Statutes considered

2 provisions across 2 enactments

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BNSS Act528¶19
BNSS94¶19

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Order dt. 30.03.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No. 513 of 2025, which the petitioner sought to have set aside, with a consequential direction to the trial Court to issue summons to respondents 1 to 5 under Section 94 BNSS.¶19
District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti · 30.03.2026
Prior proceeding
Crl.M.P.No 513 of 2025 pending before the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti, out of which the impugned order arose.¶19
Prior proceeding
Underlying records forming the subject of the sought Section 94 BNSS summons: complaint regarding alleged manufacture of Detonator cord for fireworks at Kalkurichi, inspection reports dated 20.05.2025 and 24.05.2025, and action taken reports thereon.¶19

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Sagunthala¶7
Ms.S.Vijaya Shanthi
respondent
The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Collectorate Campus, Virudhunagar¶10
Mr.B.Arun
respondent
The State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar¶11
Mr.B.Arun
respondent
The Special Tahsildar, Sivakasi, Explosives and Matchbox Industry (Revenue Divisional Office Campus), Sivakasi¶12
Mr.B.Arun
respondent
The Revenue Inspector, Kalkurichi Firka, Kalkurichi¶13
Mr.B.Arun
respondent
The Village Administrative Officer, Kalkurichi¶14
Mr.B.Arun

Coram

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R.VIJAYAKUMARauthor¶5

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Madras HC
Decided on: 7 Jul 2026 · July
Registered: 3 Jul 2026
Case no.: CRL OP(MD)/13523/2026
CNR: HCMD010772202026
Bench: R.vijayakumar
Disposal: WITHDRAWN DISMISSED
Case type: Crl.OP.(MD)

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Sagunthala v. The State of Tamilnadu rep by, CRL OP(MD)/13523/2026 (MAD), decided on 7 July 2026.

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Statutes2

BNSS Act528
BNSS94

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Procedural history3

Order dt. 30.03.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No. 513 of 2025, which the petitioner sought to have set aside, with a consequential direction to the trial Court to issue summons to respondents 1 to 5 under Section 94 BNSS.District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti · 30.03.2026
Crl.M.P.No 513 of 2025 pending before the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti, out of which the impugned order arose.
Underlying records forming the subject of the sought Section 94 BNSS summons: complaint regarding alleged manufacture of Detonator cord for fireworks at Kalkurichi, inspection reports dated 20.05.2025 and 24.05.2025, and action taken reports thereon.

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Bench / Coram

R.VIJAYAKUMAR

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