Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 17 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: M/s Christian Medical College & Ors.
  • Respondent: The Tamil Nadu State Representative by the Drugs Inspector.
  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 10410/2023, arising out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 24‑07‑2023 in CRLOP No. 13904/2023 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras.
  • Interim Applications filed: IA No. 67171/2025 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 67170/2025 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), IA No. 196959/2026 (withdrawal of case/application).
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sri Narasimha, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
  • Counsel for petitioners: Senior Advocate Krishna Srinivasan, Adv. E. R. Kumar, Adv. Geethi Ara, Adv. Swati Bhardwaj, Adv. Dilpreet Singh Dardi, Adv. M/S. Parekh & Co., AOR.
  • Counsel for respondents: Mr. Sabarish Subramanian, AOR; Mr. Prasanto Chandra Sen, AAG; Mr. B. Karunakaran, AOR; Mr. G. Nishanth, Adv.; Ms. Pooja Lakshmi, Adv.
  • Petitioners submitted that the offences had already been compounded and therefore sought permission to withdraw the Special Leave Petition.

Final Outcome

  • The Court granted the permission sought for withdrawal.
  • IA No. 196959/2026 was allowed.
  • The Special Leave Petition No. 10410/2023 was dismissed as withdrawn.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Withdrawal, Court Order