Madras High CourtCRL OP/11969/2018allowed

Vasantha Kumar, Aged 27 Years v. State By

2022-01-11Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated 11.01.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR Crl. O.P. No.11969 of 2018 and Crl.M.P.Nos.6324 of 2018 Vasanthakumar . . . Petitioner

Versus

1. State by Inspector of Police, EDF-II, Team 9(A) Central Crime Branch Chennai - 600 007 (Crime No.40/2018) 2.Vijayakumari . . . Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records in Cr. No.40 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF II Team 9 (A), Chennai, and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Palaniandavan For Respondents : Mr.R.Kishore Kumar Govt. Advocate(Crl.Side)for R1 Mr.R.Sasikumar for R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is heard through VideoConferencing, on account of COVID-19 pandemic situation.

2. This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.40 of 2018, filed against the accused and others for the offences under Section 406, 420, 34 and 506 (i) IPC, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF II Team 9 (A), Chennai.

3. This court, in a connected matter in Crl.O.P. No.9555 of 2018 filed by the co-accused, namely A1 to A4 in Crime No.40 of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2018, quashed the proceedings in Crime No.40 of 2018, following the decisions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Haryana vs. Bhajan Lal reported in 1992 Supp (1) SC 335 and R.P.Kapur vs. State of Punjab reported in AIR 1960 SC 866 .

4. The present petitioner has been arraigned as A5 in Crime No.40 of 2018. Since the criminal proceedings as against A1 to A4, were quashed in Crl.O.P. No.9555 of 2018 and this court has elaborately dealt with the same in the said order, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Cr. No.40 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF II Team 9 (A), Chennai, are quashed. Consequently, the connected criminal miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar psa/asr To

1. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF II Team 9 (A), Chennai - 600 007 Crime No.40 of 2018

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl. O.P. No.11969 of 2018 PM[co] NSK 31/01/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/