Madras High CourtCRL OP/8466/2021allowed

Haroon @ Haroon Rasheed v. The State Rep.By Its

2021-06-02Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.06.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Crl.OP No.8466 of 2021 and Crl.M.P No.5582 of 2021 1.Haroon @ Haroon Rasheed 2.B.Ahamad 3.M.Basheer 4.H.Jaffar Ali 5.Ali 6.A.Noor Mohammed 7.M.Ibrahim 8.A.P.Azkhab 9.A.Saleem 10.M.Jalal 11.K.Shakil 12.Ishthiya Ahamed 13.Idthayathullah 14.Sardar 15.Shainiksha 16.A.Farooq 17.A.Mohammed Nazar 18.N.M.A Bi Mohammed 19.K.N.Syedeen @ Abdul Ravoof 20.Sheik Mohideen 21.M.Madhan Pitchaigani 22.Khader Basha 23.Dhamad Ali 24.Mohammed Nazeer 25.Mohammed Yazeen 26.Yazeen 27.Jallal 28.Syed Razul 29.Kiymiya 30.Kaburdeen 31.M.Ali 32.Hayat Basha 33.Allha Baksh ... Petitioners vs.

The State Rep. by its The Inspector of Police, D-1 Tirutani Police Station Tiruvallur District.

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the entire records pertaining to the proceeding of Summary Trial Cases in S.T.C No.2010 of 2014 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Tiruttani and quash the same. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

For Petitioners: Mr. B.Suresh Kumar For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodharan Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in S.T.C No.2010 of 2014 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Tiruttani. 2.The facts of this case is covered by the reported Judgments of this Court in Jeevanandham and others Vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police and another reported in (2018) 2 LW Crl 606 and Sri Raja Vs. State Rep. By Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District, and another reported in (2019) 2 LW Crl 350.

3. In the considered view of this Court, no offence has been made out against the petitioners. That apart, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the Government has taken a policy decision that all the cases that were registered against those who indulged in protest against the amendment to Citizenship Act, is going to be withdrawn by the State. In view of the above, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the proceedings pending in S.T.C No.2010 of 2014, on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Tiruttani and the same is hereby quashed.

4. This Criminal Original Petition is accordingly allowed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar uma To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Tiruttani

2. Do thro the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvallur.

3. The Inspector of Police, D-1 Tirutani Police Station,Tiruvallur District. 4.The Public Prosecutor,High Court of Madras,Madras. Crl.O.P. No.8466 of 2021 and Crl.M.P No.5582 of 2021 RR(CO) A.SK(07.07.2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/