← Library
Madras High CourtCRL OP/8313/2022allowed

Vijayakumar v. Inspector Of Police

2022-04-22Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.04.2022 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.8313 of 2022 and Crl.M.P.No.4854 & 4856 of 2022

1. Vijayakumar

2. Sivakumar

3. M.S.K.Hari

4. Ramesh

5. Viruthagiri

6. Elumalai

7. Vasanthi

8. Elumalai

9. Muniyappan

10. Tamilnilavan

11. Pasilmohamed

12. J.B.Kadhar

13. A.V.Saravanan

14. Ramasamy

15. Vijay

16. Rajavel

17. Kannan

18. Velmurugan

19. Gopi

20. Sakthi

21. Ravi ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State Represented by:- Inspector of Police, Thirukoilur Police Station, Villupuram.

2. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Thirukoilur Police Station, Villupuram.

... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., pleased to call for the records in S.T.C. No.22 of 2021 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Thirukoyilur and quash the same.

For Petitioners: Mr.R.Thirumoorthy For Respondents: Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to call for the records in S.T.C.No.22 of 2021, on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Thirukoyilur and quash the same.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the facts of the case are 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 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. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the facts of the case are similar to the facts covered under the Judgment referred above.

4. Heard the learned counsel 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 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.

6. In view of the above, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served by keeping the proceedings pending in respect of all the other accused also.

7. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the proceedings in S.T.C.No.22 of 2021, pending on file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Thirukoyilur, is hereby quashed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VII) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ham To

1. The Judicial Magistrate, Thirukoyilur.

2. The Inspector of Police, Thirukoilur Police Station, Villupuram.

3. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Thirukoilur Police Station, Villupuram.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.8313 of 2022 and Crl.M.P.Nos.4854 & 4856 of 2022 AJB(CO) GMY(05/05/2022)