Balaji v. The State of Tamil Nadu,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI and Crl.M.P(MD)Nos.4519 & 20696 of 2025 Crl.O.P(MD)No.6240 of 2025: Balaji ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Madurai City, (Crime No.2280/2020) ... Respondent/Complainant

2.Shanmugasundaram ... Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer

: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records of the impugned proceedings in C.C.No. 414 of 2025 and the same was pending before the learned Additional Mahila Court, Madurai and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Samidurai For R1 : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.R.Gowrishankar Crl.O.P(MD)No.23853 of 2025:

1.Shanmugasundaram

2.Chitra

3.Sivaranjani ... Petitioners/A1-A3 Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Madurai District. (Crime No.2297/2020) ... Respondent/Complainant

2.Balaji ... Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer

: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records relating to the Impugned Charge Sheet in C.C.No.938 of 2023 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.VI, Madurai and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.R.Gowrishankar For R1 : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.K.Samidurai COMMON ORDER Crl.O.P(MD)No.23853 of 2025: Seeking quashment of C.C.No.938 of 2023 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.VI, Madurai, this criminal original petition is filed.

¶2At the instance of the defacto complainant, who is none other than the son-in-law of the 1st and 2nd petitioners and husband of the 3rd petitioner, F.I.R in Crime No.2297 of 2020 was registered as against the petitioners for the offences under Sections 294(b), 323 and 506(1) of IPC and the same culminated in laying a charge sheet for the same offences in C.C.No.938 of 2023 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.VI, Madurai. Crl.O.P(MD)No.6240 of 2025:

¶3Seeking quashment of C.C.No.414 of 2025 on the file of the learned Additional Mahila Court, Madurai this criminal original petition is filed.

¶4At the instance of the defacto complainant, F.I.R in Crime No. 2280 of 2020 was registered as against the petitioner, who is the son-in-law of the defacto complainant for the offences under Section 324 IPC and Section 4 of TNPHW Act, 2002 and the same culminated in laying a charge sheet for the same offences in C.C.No.414 of 2025 on the file of the learned Additional Mahila Court, Madurai.

¶5Both the cases are case and case in counter, which had arisen out of the matrimonial discord between the sole accused in C.C.No.414 of 2025 and the accused in C.C.No.938 of 2023. At the time of registration of the F.I.R, Balaji and Sivaranjani w/o Balaji were separated and she was living apart in her maternal home. However, now Balaji and Sivaranjani have rejoined and are going steady and all the parties in C.C.Nos.938 of 2023 and 414 of 2025 are willing to settle their scores with each other.

¶6Considering the nature of the dispute involved which is nothing but a matrimonial dispute between two families, this Court do not find any necessity to keep the pending trial continue. Accordingly, final reports in C.C.No.938 of 2023 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.VI, Madurai and C.C.No.414 of 2025 on the file of the learned Additional Mahila Court, Madurai is quashed.

¶7Accordingly, both the Criminal Original Petitions stand allowed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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1.The Judicial Magistrate Court No.VI,

2.The Additional Mahila Court,

3.The Inspector of Police, Madurai City,

L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.

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

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