Madras High CourtCRL OP/4232/2021disposed of

Ravishankar v. The State Rep.By

2021-03-08Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.03.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl. OP No.4232 of 2021 and Crl. MP No.2688 of 2021 Ravishankar ... Petitioners/Sole Accused vs.

1. The State Rep. By The Sub-Inspector of Police Ranipet Police Station, Ranitpet, Ranipet District.

(Crime No.167 of 2019) ... 1st Respondent/complainant

2. Selvi.Nanthini ... 2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records relating to the case in C.C.No.76 of 2019 on the file of learned District Munsif-Cum-Judicial Magistrate, Ranipet, Ranipet District and quash all further proceedings.

For Petitioner : Mr. C.Saravanan For Respondents: Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate (Crl side) for R1

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.76 of 2019 pending on the file of the learned District Munsif-Cum-Judicial Magistrate, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

2. The grounds that have been raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is purely factual in nature and this Court cannot go into the same in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. It is left open to the petitioner to raise these grounds before the Court below and the Court below shall consider the same on its own merits and in accordance with law.

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3. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with a direction to the Court below to complete the proceedings, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The trial shall be conducted on a day to day basis in accordance with the guidelines given by Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in Vinod Kumar Vs State of Punjab [2015 (1) MLJ (Crl) 288 SC]. If the petitioner adopts any dilatory tactics, it is open to the trial Court to insist upon the presence of the petitioner and remand them to custody as per the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH VS. SHAMBHU NATH SINGH (JT 2001 (4) SC 3191). Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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

1. The District Munsif-Cum-Judicial Magistrate, Ranipet, Ranipet District

2. The Sub-Inspector of Police Ranipet Police Station, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

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