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P.George v. The State of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC11 Feb 2026CRL OP(MD)/865/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Quashment of FIR on compromise between parties — Crl.O.P.(MD) No.865 of 2025 (Madurai Bench, Madras High Court, Sunder Mohan, J., 12.11.2025) — petition under Section 528 Bharathiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — FIR Crime No.499 of 2024, North Police Station, Thoothukudi District — offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 — joint compromise memo dated 17.12.2024 — defacto complainant T.Proses confirmed compromise and declined to pursue case — FIR quashed — Rs.10,000/- payable to Siddha Unit — petition allowed.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of the FIR in Crime No.499 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent police; petitioners directed to pay Rs.10,000/- to the Siddha Unit attached to the Court and file the receipt with a compliance memo in the Registry. ¶37

P.George Vs The State of Tamil Nadu — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the FIR in Crime No.499 of 2024 registered against the petitioners for offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 should be quashed in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties.

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Court's answer

Considering the compromise between the parties and the nature of the offences, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the First Information Report pending investigation.

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Ratio / Principle

The impugned First Information Report in Crime No.499 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent police is quashed.

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Key takeaways

The petitioners shall pay Rs.10,000/- to the Siddha Unit attached to the Court and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry; the compromise memo filed by the parties shall form part and parcel of the order.ratio¶36

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), Sunder Mohan, J. — Crl.O.P.(MD) No.865 of 2025, decided 12.11.2025, under Section 528 of the Bharathiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. FIR in Crime No.499 of 2024, North Police Station, Thoothukudi District, against four petitioners for offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (alleged attack on the defacto complainant, abuse in filthy language and criminal intimidation arising out of prior enmity) — quashed on compromise. Petitioners and defacto complainant T.Proses belong to the same village; they filed a joint compromise memo dated 17th December 2024 giving a quietus to the entire dispute; all parties appeared in person, were identified by the police, and the defacto complainant confirmed the compromise stating he did not wish to pursue the case. Held: no useful purpose would be served by keeping the FIR pending investigation; FIR quashed; petitioners to pay Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) to the Siddha Unit attached to the Court and file the receipt with a compliance memo; compromise memo forms part and parcel of the order. Criminal Original Petition allowed. No precedents cited.

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Crl.O.P.(MD) No.865 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 12.11.2025

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

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Crl.O.P.(MD) No.865 of 2025

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1.P.George

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2.Naresh @ Maria Antony Naresh

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3.Sibi @ Maria Sibi Vijay

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4.Kumarasethuram ... Petitioners

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Vs.

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1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, North Police Station, Thoothukudi District. (Crime No.499 of 2024)

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2.T.Proses

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... Respondents

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PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharathiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to call for records pertaining to the FIR in Crime No.499 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same.

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For Petitioners : Mr.S.Senthil Sankara Natha Kumar

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For R1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For R2 : Mr.N.Balasubramanian

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O R D E R

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This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.499 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent police, registered against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

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The allegation in the FIR is that on account of prior enmity, the petitioners attacked the second respondent/defacto complainant with bear bottles and hands, causing injuries, abused him in filthy language, and committed the criminal intimation, and thus committed the aforesaid offences.

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Admittedly, the petitioners and the second respondent/defacto

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complainant belong to the same village. The parties have now entered into

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a compromise and decided to give a quietus to the entire dispute. The parties have filed a joint compromise memo dated 17^th December 2024.

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The petitioners, namely, (1) P.George [Aadhaar No.8863 2635 5195], (2) Naresh @ Maria Antony Naresh [Aadhaar No.9078 9060 2525], (3) Sibi @ Maria Sibi Vijay [Aadhaar No.4116 6252 5271] and (4) Kumarasethuram [Aadhaar No.4540 4060 3580], and the second respondent/defacto complainant, namely, T.Proses [Aadhaar No.7264 9997 0378] are present before this Court in person. The parties are identified by Mr.Deivamani, Special Sub-Inspector of Police, North Police Station, Thoothukudi District. The second respondent/defacto complainant confirmed the compromise arrived at between the parties and stated that he does not wish to pursue the case.

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Considering the compromise and the nature of the offences, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the First Information Report (FIR) pending investigation. Accordingly, the impugned First Information Report (FIR) in Crime No.499 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) to the Siddha

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Unit attached to this Court (A/c. No.10767823177, IFSC Code : SBIN0000898 & MICR Code : 625002601) forthwith and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry. The compromise memo filed by the parties shall form part and parcel of this order.

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