Boopathy Chitra v. The Income Tax Office

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.04.2022

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP Crl.O.P.No.1689 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.1066 of 2019 Boopathy Chitra ... Petitioner

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Income Tax Officer, Non Corporate Ward 7(1), New Block, Aayakar Bhawan, 121, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034.

... Respondent Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code to call for the records in E.O.C.C.No.617 of 2017 on the file of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Economic Offences-II, Egmore, Chennai and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Jayaprakash For Respondent : Mr.N.Baskaran Special Public Prosecutor (Income Tax)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash E.O.C.C.No.617 of 2017 on the file of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Economic Offences - II, Egmore, Chennai.

2. When the case is taken up for hearing, the learned Special Public Prosecutor appearing for the Respondent-Income Tax submits that they had filed a petition to compound the offence before the Income Tax Authorities. Therefore, nothing survives for further adjudication in this Criminal Original Petition. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner fairly concedes the same.

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3. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sp To

1. The Income Tax Officer, Non Corporate Ward 7(1), New Block, Aayakar Bhawan, 121, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034.

2. The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Economic Offences-II, Egmore, Chennai.

3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

Crl.O.P.No.1689 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.1066 of 2019 SKM (CO) PR (28/04/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/