Madras High CourtCRL OP/14657/2023allowed

Natesan v. State Rep.By

2023-07-03Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.14657 of 2023 and Crl.MP.Nos.9143 and 9144 of 2023

1. Natesan

2. Rajendiran

3. Ravi

4. Rayar

5. Kannan

6. Sharma

7. Sekar

8. Najipudeen

9. Dakshinamoorthy

10. Sekar

11. Krishnan

12. Ravi

13. Senthil

14. Gnanasekar @ Chinnakutti

15. Mahendran ... Petitioners vs.

1. State Rep by Inspector of Police, Puthur Police Station, Cuddalore District.

(Crime No.201 of 2017)

2. M.Baskar Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in S.T.C.No.164 of 2018 pending on the file of learned District Munsif-Cum-Judicial Magistrate, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.Manuraj For R1 : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the S.T.C.No.164 of 2018 pending on the file of learned District Munsif-Cum-Judicial Magistrate, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore. 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. Accordingly, the S.T.C.No.164 of 2018 pending on the file of learned District Munsif-Cum-Judicial Magistrate,

Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore, is hereby quashed and the Criminal Original Petition is allowed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

03.07.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order rka To

1. The District Munsif-Cum-Judicial Magistrate, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore.

2. The Inspector of Police, Puthur Police Station, Cuddalore District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

N. ANAND VENKATESH, . J.

rka Crl.O.P No.14657 of 2023 and Crl.MP.Nos.9143 and 9144 of 2023 03.07.2023