O.Manickarm v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 19.03.2021 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.32858 of 2014 and M.P.No.1 of 2014 O.Manickarm S/o.Ontha Gounder ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu Represented by Secretary Home Department Fort St. George Chennai 600 009 2.The Director General of Police Tamil Nadu Government The Police Head Quarters Chennai 600 004 3.The Commissioner of Police Salem City, Salem 4.The Inspector of Police Annathanapatty Police Station Salem City, Salem 5.T.Santhosh Kumar Inspector of Police Annathanapatty Police Station Salem City, Salem 6.M.Selvi W/o.L.Murugesan ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code to issue direction or order as: a) calling for records in C.C.121 of 2014 pending before the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.4, Salem and quash the same as far as the petitioner is concerned.

b) directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to constitute a Special Investigation Team to investigate the involvement of Police Personnel and other vested interests

in implicating the petitioner in C.C.No.121 of 2014 as accused No.2 and showing the petitioner as absconding accused.

c) directing the 1st respondent to pay a fair and just amount of compensation to the petitioner to the mental agony and loss of peace due to the abusal of power by the respondents 5 and 6.

d) directing the 6th respondent to pay an amount as this Court may fix, as penalty for her deliberate false complaint made against the petitioner, to the Tamil Nadu State Legal Service Authority.

For Petitioner : No Appearance For Respondents : Mr.T.Shunmugarajeswaran Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 to R4 No Appearance for R5 & R6

O R D E R

(The case has been heard through video conference) When the matter is taken up today for consideration, there is no representation for the petitioner. 2.Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the petition has been filed to call for the records and quash the C.C.No.121 of 2014, pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.4, Salem against the petitioner for the offence u/s.420 IPC. There was no stay in the matter. Meanwhile, the trial proceeded and that the petitioner was found not guilty and he was acquitted u/s.248(i) Cr.P.C., on 04.06.2019.

3.Since the trial in C.C.No.121 of 2014 has been completed and the petitioner has been acquitted, nothing survives in this petition for further adjudication. This Criminal Original Petition stands closed accordingly. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar kas

To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.4 Salem 2.The Secretary Home Department Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009 3.The Director General of Police Tamil Nadu Government The Police Head Quarters, Chennai 600 004 4.The Commissioner of Police Salem City, Salem 5.The Inspector of Police Annathanapatty Police Station Salem City, Salem 6.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras Chennai 600 104 Crl.O.P.No.32858 of 2014 pmk(co) aa08/04/2021