Rajesh v. State Rep.By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.02.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.(MD).No.4756 of 2020 and Crl.M.P.(MD).No.2713 of 2020 Ragupathi ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Pudukkottai Town Police Station, Pudukottai.

(Crime No.104 of 2018) 2.Paravasu Devan, Inspector of Police, Pudukottai Town Police Station, Pudukottai.

... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the entire records in Crime No.104 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Pudukkottai Town Police Station, Pudukkottai and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Ganapathi Subramanian For Respondents : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan for R1 Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed, to quash the proceedings in Crime No.104 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Pudukkottai Town Police Station, Pudukkottai.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the facts of the case are exactly similar to the case covered in the decision reported in 2018 2 LW (Crl) 606 [Jeevanandham and others vs. The Inspector of Police Velayuthampalayam Police Station, Karur District] dated https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

20.09.2018 and in the case of Sri Raja vs Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station Virudhunagar District and other in batch of cases in Crl.O.P(MD).No.7922 of 2019 dated 30.08.2019.

3. Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the first respondent would submit that the facts of the case are similar to the facts covered under the Judgment referred above.

4. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

5. The facts of this case is similar to the facts covered by the Judgment of this Court reported in 2018 2 LW (Crl) 606 [Jeevanandham and others vs. The Inspector of Police Velayuthampalayam Police Station, Karur District] dated 20.09.2018 and in the case of Sri Raja vs Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station Virudhunagar District and other in batch of cases in Crl.O.P(MD) No.7922 of 2019 dated 30.08.2019. Considering the facts and submissions, the proceedings in Crime No.104 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Pudukkottai Town Police Station, Pudukkottai is hereby quashed insofar as the petitioner is concerned and the Criminal Original Petition is allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar arb/shk To 1.The Inspector of Police, Pudukkottai Town Police Station, Pudukottai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

Crl.O.P.(MD).No.4756 of 2020 and Crl.M.P(MD)No.2713 of 2020 PMK(CO) SB(08/03/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/