Madras High CourtCRL OP/9543/2022allowed

Viji Kumar v. Sub Inspector Of Police

2022-05-18Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.5.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P No.9543 of 2022 and Crl.M.P No.5620 of 2022 Viji Kumar ... Petitioner Vs.

State Rep. by Sub Inspector of Police Sunguvarchatram Police Station Kancheepuram District.

(Crime No.244 of 2020) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, praying to call for the records relating to First Information Report filed in Crime No.244 of 2020 pending on the file of respondent Police and quash the same. For Petitioner : Ms.A.M.Amutha Ganesh For Respondent : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor accepting notice for the respondent.

2. This petition has been filed to quash the first information report in Cr.No.244 of 2020 pending on the file of the respondent.

3. The said first information report came to be registered during the pandemic period on the ground that the petitioner was moving around in his two wheeler in spite of prohibitory orders that were passed under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

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4. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the Director General of Police has already issued a communication to all the Police Stations across the State of Tamil Nadu to close all the first information reports that were registered during Covid-19 pandemic period.

5. In view of the above, the first information report registered in Cr.No.244 of 2020 pending on the file of the respondent police is hereby quashed and this criminal original petition is accordingly allowed. Consequently, the connected CMP is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Vacation Officer) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Sunguvarchatram Police Station, Kancheepuram District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras +1cc to M/s.M.Selvam, Advocate, S.R.No.31955 (20/06/2022) CRL.O.P No.9543 of 2022 &Crl.M.P No.5620 of 2022 SS(CO) SU(26/05/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/