Kavitha Raj vs The State rep by its Inspector of Police

Crl.O.P.No.17995 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 13.07.2026 CORAM : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Crl.O.P.No.17995 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.12020 of 2026 Kavitha Raj .. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE REP by its Inspector of Police, K4 – Anna Nagar Police. (Crime No.251 of 2025). 2. Dr.V.Swarnalatha .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records of F.I.R in Crime No.251 of 2025 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Udhayasankar For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Government Advocate (Criminal Side), for R1 ORDER The prayer in the Criminal Original Petition is to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.251 of 2025 registered on 09.03.2025 for the alleged offences 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 15/07/2026 12:41:06 pm ) Crl.O.P.No.17995 of 2026 under Sections 296(b) and 351(2) of B.N.S. 2. Upon perusing the F.I.R, the gist of allegations is that the second respondent is the landlord and the petitioner is the tenant of the second respondent. The second respondent has given a complaint stating that when he asked for arrears of rent, t