Madras High CourtCRL OP/3517/2021allowed

Kartheesh Kumar v. The State Rep.By

2021-02-26Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.OP.NO.3517 OF 2021 AND CRL.MP.NO.2047 AND 2048 OF 2021 1.Kartheesh Kumar 2.Sidharthan 3.Sugai Bujajith 4.Boopalan ... Petitioners .Vs.

1. The State rep.by Inspector of Police, F-2, Egmore Police Station, Chennai.

2. K.Settu Inspector of Police, Egmore Police Station, Chennai.

..Respondents PRAYER:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in C.C.No.2753 of 2020, on the file of he XIV Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Thirumoorthy For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate for R 1

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2753 of 2020, on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore. 2.The facts of this case is covered by the reported Judgments of this Court in Jeevanandham and others Vs. State https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Rep. by Inspector of Police and another reported in (2018) 2 LW Crl 606 and Sri Raja Vs. State Rep. By Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District, and another reported in (2019) 2 LW Crl 350.

3. In the Considered view of this Court, no offence has been made out against the petitioners. That apart, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the Government has taken a policy decision that all the cases that were registered against those who indulged in protest against the amendment to Citizenship Act, is going to be withdrawn by the State. In view of the above, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the proceedings pending in C.C.No.2753, on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore and the same is hereby quashed.

4.This Criminal Original Petition is accordingly allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar KP To

1. The State rep.by Inspector of Police, F-2, Egmore Police Station, Chennai.

2. XIV Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.R.Thirumoorthy, Advocate, S.R.No.12559 CRL.O.P.No.3517 of 2021 GPL(CO) CS/15/03/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/