NTK leader Seeman. File

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The Supreme Court, on Wednesday (October 8, 2025), quashed a ‘rape’ case registered against Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator S. Seeman by a Tamil actor in 2011, after both parties agreed to amicably resolve the matter.A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan noted that Mr. Seeman had tendered an unconditional apology, retracted the allegations made against the complainant and undertaken not to contact her in any manner. The actor, in turn, submitted an affidavit withdrawing both her complaint and the FIR against him.“The object and purpose of filing these affidavits by the parties is to give a quietus to all controversies and litigations between them,” the Bench observed, adding that the FIR stood quashed in view of the settlement.Senior advocate Shadan Farasat, appearing for the actor, clarified that her decision to withdraw the complaint could not be construed as an apology to Mr. Seeman. He also requested that members of Mr. Seeman’s political party refrain from making statements against his client. Senior advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan, representing Mr. Seeman, assured the court that such restraint would be maintained.The court directed both parties to abide by the undertakings made in their affidavits “in letter and in spirit.”The Bench had earlier advised Mr. Seeman to apologise to the complainant and withdraw his allegations, indicating that the case could be quashed if both sides expressed willingness to settle the dispute.Mr. Seeman was booked in 2011 under Sections 417 (cheating), 420 (cheating and dishonesty), 354 (assault on a woman), 376 (rape), and 506(1) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act.The complainant had alleged that she was in a relationship with Mr. Seeman between 2007 and 2011 on the assurance of marriage, but that he subsequently married someone else.On March 3, the Supreme Court had stayed the investigation after the Madras High Court refused to quash the FIR, issuing notice on Mr. Seeman’s plea to explore the possibility of a settlement. The High Court had earlier, in February 2023, dismissed his plea and directed completion of the investigation within 12 weeks. Published - October 08, 2025 05:33 pm IST