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Prakash v. The Inspector Of Police

2021-03-01Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.03.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.3847 of 2021 and Crl.M.P.No.2288 & 2289 of 2021 1.Prakash

2. Gunavathi

3. Santha

4. Valli

5. Maheswari

6. Devagi

7. Indirani

8. Muthulakshmi

...Petitioner/

Accused 2 to 9 Vs.

1. The Inspector of Police, Chengalpattu Town Police Station, Chengalpet District.

...1st Respondent/ /Complainant

2. A.Sivakumar ..2nd respondent / Defacto complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records relating to the proceedings in C.C.No.117 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate I, Chengalpet and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Anbazhagan For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.117 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate I, Chengalpet.

2.

It is seen from the final report that the petitioners were alleging due to lack of electricity for more than three https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

days that by itself does not make out an offence under Section 341 of IPC.There are absolutely no grounds to continue with the criminal proceedings against the petitioner and the facts of this case is covered by the reported Judgments of this Court in Jeevanandham and others Vs. State 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. Accordingly, the proceedings in C.C.No.117 of 2017, is hereby quashed and the Criminal Original Petition is allowed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rka To

1. The Judicial Magistrate I, Chengalpet

2. The Inspector of Police, Chengalpattu Town Police Station, Chengalpet District.

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

Crl.O.P.No.3847 of 2021 and Crl.M.P.No.2288 & 2289 of 2021 BR(CO) RMP(31/03/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/