Mohan v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.13844 of 2022 and Crl.M.P.Nos.7506 and 7507 of 2022 Mohan ... Petitioner/Accused Vs.

1. State Rep. by Inspector of Police W-1, All Women Police Station Thousand Light Chennai - 600 006 ..2nd Respondent/Police

2. Anupama Sinha ...2nd Respondent /Defacto Complainant Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records and quash the proceedings in C.C.No.45 of 2021 filed by the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thousand Light, Chennai-600 006, the first respondent herein, pending on the file of Metropolitan Magistrate Additional Mahila Court, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Balasingh Ramanujam For Respondent-1: Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the final report in C.C.No.45 of 2021 pending on the file of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Egmore, Chennai.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent police and perused the final report and other materials collected by the prosecution.

3. A perusal of the final report shows that the petitioner under the pretext of seeking some help, called the defacto complainant and her friend to his house wherein, he was https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

watching some porn videos enabling others to view the same and thereby, the petitioner has been slapped with the above charges.

4. In view of the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to quash the final report.

5. At this juncture, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks indulgence of this Court to dispense with the personal appearance of the petitioner by considering his age.

6. Accordingly, the presence of the petitioner shall be dispensed with before the trial Court except for receiving the copies, initial questioning, questioning under Section 313 of Cr.P.C and any other date fixed by the trial Court and at the time of passing judgment.

7. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ksa-2/nr To

1. The Metropolitan Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008 2.The Inspector of Police W-1, All Women Police Station Thousand Light Chennai - 600 006 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.13844 of 2022 and Crl.M.P.Nos.7506 and 7507 of 2022 MG(CO) A.SK(04/07/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/