Rajavel v. State Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.7160 of 2024 and Crl.M.P.No.5210 of 2024 Rajavel, S/o.Thangarasu ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State rep. by its, The Inspector of Police, Sozhatharam Police Station, Cuddalore.

2. Maria Joseph Arokiya Doss ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records in F.I.R. Crime No.279 of 2017 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Padmanabhan For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor [R1] *****

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.279 of 2017 pending on the file of first respondent.

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2. Heard Mr.D.Padmanabhan, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for first respondent.

3. The facts of this case is covered by the reported judgment of this Court in 2018 2 LW (Crl) 606 [Jeevanandham and others Vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police and another].

Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Crime No.279 of 2017 pending on the file of first respondent is hereby quashed in entirety. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To 1.The Inspector of Police, Sozhatharam Police Station, Cuddalore.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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