Babu Sekar v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Pettai
Case brief
What is this about?
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, R.Vijayakumar, J., order dated 10.03.2026 in Crl.OP.(MD)No.5058 of 2026 (connected Crl.M.P(MD)No.5412 of 2026). Petition under Section 528 of BNSS Act, 2023 by Babu Sekar, Shalini, Kamalesh and Karthikeyan (Accused Nos.1 to 4) to quash F.I.R. in Crime No.24 of 2021, Pettai Police Station, Tirunelveli City, registered on complaint of Sivakumar (2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant). FIR referred as mistake of fact; final report filed before Judicial Magistrate No.V, Tirunelveli on 19.09.2021; petition closed without orders on merits. No case law cited; no costs or amounts.
What did the court decide?
Since the F.I.R. in Crime No.24 of 2021 has been referred as mistake of fact and the final report has been filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.V, Tirunelveli on 19.09.2021, no further orders are called for and the Criminal Original Petition stands closed, with the connected miscellaneous petition also closed.