Karthikeyan v. The State of Tamil Nadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous quash petition closed without adjudication. Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2189 of 2025 (& Crl.M.P.(MD)No.1528 & 1530 of 2025), Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 05.02.2026 by Hon'ble Mrs. Justice L.Victoria Gowri. Filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 by petitioners Karthikeyan, Meenambikar and Saravanaraja (counsel Mr. S. Anandha Rajagopal) to quash private complaint Crl M.P No 2386 of 2024 pending before Judicial Magistrate, Vadipatti. Respondents: The State through Sub Inspector of Police, All Woman Police Station, Samayanallur (Mr. M. Sakthi Kumar, Government Advocate) and R.Shoba (Mr. S. Kishore Kumar). On hearing, trial Court's disposal of the case on 17.04.2025 reported; petition and connected miscellaneous petitions closed. Keywords: quashing, infructuous, closed, Section 528 BNSS 2023, Madurai Bench, private complaint, Judicial Magistrate Vadipatti.
What did the court decide?
Upon representation that the case in Crl M.P No 2386 of 2024 had been disposed of by the trial Court on 17.04.2025 and the petition had thereby become infructuous, this Court recorded the representation and ordered that the criminal original petition stands closed. No finding was made on the merits of the quashing prayer.