A.Vinoth v. The State of Tamilnadu Rep.By

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.02.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.20003 & 16826 of 2025 Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14202 of 2025:- A.Vinoth ... Petitioner

¶1The Superintendent of Police,

¶2The Inspector of Police,

3.Vicky @ Vignesh

4.Ravichandran

5.Amutha

6.Mani Sankar

PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to direct the respondent police to take action against the respondents (R3 to R6) Under the TNPPDL (Tamil Nadu Public Property (Pretension Damage and Loss) Act, and under section 4 of TNPHW Act 2002, against the accused persons and also direct the 6th respondent / APP not to use his professional influence in the above case. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Muthukumar For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar (R1 & R2) Government Advocate Crl.O.P.(MD)No.19980 of 2025:- R.Manisankar ... Petitioner

¶1The Sub Inspector of Police, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

2.P.Uma Maheshwari

PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.439/2025 pending on the file of the respondent No.1 quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Sivaraman For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar (R1) Government Advocate Crl.O.P.(MD)No.23099 of 2025:-

1.Umamaheshwari

2.Pandiyarajan

3.Soman

4.Rathinavel Pandiyan

5.Muthupandi ... Petitioners

¶1The Sub Inspector of Police,

2.Vignesh

PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to call for the records relating to the First Information Report in Crime No.428/2025 on the file of the 1st respondent police and to quash the same as illegal as against the petitioners/accused no.1 to 4 herein. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Muthukumar For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar (R1) Government Advocate COMMON ORDER The respective petitioners seek for quash of the FIRs in Crime No.428 & 439 of 2025 on the file of Sivagangai Town Police Station,Sivagangai District and also seeks for a direction to the respondent police to take action against the private respondents, namely,Vicky @ Vignesh, Ravichandran, Amutha and Mani Sankar Under the TNPPDL (Tamil Nadu Public Property (Pretension Damage and Loss) Act, and under section 4 of TNPHW Act 2002.

¶2This matter was referred for mediation before the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Madurai, wherein a settlement agreement was arrived at between the parties. The parties have buried their hatchet, and all the parties in the FIRs in Crime Nos. 428 and 439 of 2025 have agreed to withdraw their respective complaints.

¶3Recording the settlement agreement dated 19.12.2025, the FIRs in Crime Nos.428 and 439 of 2025 are quashed and these criminal original petitions in Crl.OP(MD)Nos.23099 & 19980 of 2025 are allowed accordingly.

¶4Insofar as the relief sought for in Crl.OP(MD)No.14202 of 2025, enquiry had already been conducted and closed and hence, the criminal original petition in Crl.OP(MD)No.14202 of 2025 is closed. The settlement agreement dated 19.12.2025 shall form part and parcel of this order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

12.02.2026 NCC : Yes / No

Index : Yes / No Sm TO:-

¶1The Superintendent of Police,

¶2The Inspector of Police,

¶3The Sub Inspector of Police, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

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

L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J. Sm Common Order made in Dated

12.02.2026