Anandaraj v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.07.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and Crl.M.P.Nos.10769 and 10771 of 2023 Anandaraj .. Petitioner

Versus

1. State Rep by The Inspector of Police, Sholavaram Police Station, Thiruvallore District.

(PRC.No.3 of 2023)

2. Somu Praveen Kumar .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and quash the P.R.C.No.3 of 2023 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Ponneri and pass suitable orders.

For Petitioner : M/s.D.Bharathy For Respondents : Mr.A.Gopinath, Additional Public Prosecutor, for R1 1/4

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in P.R.C.No.3 of 2023 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Ponneri.

2. The grounds raised by the learned Counsel for the petitioner are all factual in nature and it requires appreciation of evidence and this Court cannot decide the same in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code. It is left open to the petitioner to raise all the grounds before the Court below and the same shall be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law. This Court is not inclined to interfere with the proceedings pending before the Court below.

3. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed off with a direction to the Court below to commit the case before the concerned Sessions Court within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The concerned Sessions Court shall dispose off the case within a period of four months thereafter. The trial shall be conducted on a day to day basis in accordance with the guidelines given by Hon'ble 2/4

Supreme Court reported in Vinod Kumar Vs State of Punjab [2015 (1) MLJ (Crl) 288 SC]. If the petitioner adopts any dilatory tactics, it is open to the Trial Court to insist upon the presence of the petitioner and remand him to custody as per the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Shambhu Nath Singh (JT 2001 (4) SC 3191). Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 28.07.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Ponneri.

2. The Inspector of Police, Sholavaram Police Station, Thiruvallore District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

grs and Crl.M.P.Nos.10769 and 10771 of 2023 28.07.2023 4/4