Udhayan v. The Inspector of Police,

O R D E R The present Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the FIR No.568 of 2025 against the petitioners, on the file of the first respondent.

¶2Based on the complaint lodged by the second respondent/de facto complainant, a case in Crime No.568 of 2025 was registered on

26.12.2025 for the offences under Sections 191(2), 296(b), 115(2) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

¶3Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that based on association rivalry, false complaint has been given. He would submit that the petitioners have given a complaint, based on which case in Crime No.567 of 2025 has been registered and only as a counterblast, the present case has been registered against the petitioners.

¶4Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the first respondent would submit that it is a case of case and counter; on account of association rivalry, both parties assaulted each other, resulted in registration of two First Information Reports. He would submit that on a complaint given by the 2nd respondent, the case in Crime No.568 of 2025 has been registered. He would further submit that the respondent police, by following PSO 566 and also the directions issued by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in T.Balaji & another Vs State reported in 2024 SCC Online Mad 10644, will conduct the investigation in both cases and will file the final report.

¶5Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record.

¶6In view of the above, this Court, finding that this is a case of case and counter, without going into the merits of the case, directs the first respondent police to follow the procedure contemplated under PSO 566 and conduct the investigation in both cases and file the final report within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶7Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

26.02.2026 dsn A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

, J.

dsn To

¶1The Inspector of Police (L&O), K10 - Koyambedu Police Station, Chennai - 600 107.

¶2The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. and Crl.MP.No.3499 of 2026

26.02.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 26.02.2026 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and Crl.MP.No.3499 of 2026 1. Udhayan 2. Sami Sundharam 3. Selvaraj 4. Ravi 5. Jayanthi Ravi 6. Kamini Ravi ... Petitioners Vs. 1. The State of represented by, The Inspector of Police (L&O), K10 - Koyambedu Police Station, Chennai - 600 107. (Crime No.568 of 2025) 2. Kirubakar ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for entire records and quash the FIR No.568 of 2025 dated 26.12.2025 registered by the 1st respondent Inspector of Police, (L & O), K10 - Koyambedu Police Station, Chennai - 600 107 against the Petitioners /Accused 1 to 6. For Petitioners : Mr.M.Kempraj For R1 : Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan Additional Public Prosecutor