Madhan Mohan v. The State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.08.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.23129 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.Nos.12118 & 12120 of 2019

1. Madhan Mohan

2. Jegadesan

3. Tamilanban

4. Murugesan

5. Sabareeshvaran ... Petitioners vs.

1. The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, F-1, Chintadripet Police Station, Chennai.

(Crime No.74 of 2018)

2. Mrs.Regina, Sub-Inspector of Police, F-1, Chintadripet Police Station, Chennai.

... Respondents Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for records and quash the proceedings in C.C.No.8204 of 2018, pending on the file of the learned XIV Metropolitan Magistrate court, Egmore at Chennai.

For Petitioners : Mr.Mohana Krishnan For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No. 8204 of 2018, pending on the file of the learned XIV Metropolitan Magistrate court,

Egmore at Chennai.

2.The respondent police registered an FIR against the accused persons under Sections 143, 188 and 353 of IPC. After the completion of the investigation, a final report was filed before the Court below for an offence under Section 143, 188, 353 of IPC r/w 41 of Tamilnadu City Police Act 1888.

3.The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the final report filed before the Court below is liable to be quashed on the two grounds. The first ground raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the respondent police ought not to have conducted an investigation by registering an FIR under Sections 143, 188 and 353 of IPC of IPC. In order to substantiate his submission, the learned counsel relied upon by this Court in 2018 2 LW (Crl) 606 [Jeevanandham and others Vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police and another].

4.The second ground raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the informant and the investigator in this case is the same police officer. The learned counsel further submitted that the police officer apart from being the informant has also recorded the statements given by the witnesses and has also filed a final report and the entire investigation is vitiated. The learned counsel in order to substantiate his statements relied upon the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Mohanlal vs. State of Punjab and Varinderkumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh.

5.Heard, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent police. 6.This Court has carefully considered the submissions made on either side and also the materials available on record.

7.This Court finds force in the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners. The issues that have been raised in this petition are squarely covered by the judgment cited by the learned counsel for the petitioners. The entire investigation is vitiated since

the informant became the investigator in this case. 8.In view of the above, the proceeding in C.C.No.8204 of 2018 on the file of the learned XIV Metropolitan Magistrate court, Egmore at Chennai is hereby quashed. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is allowed.

Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ssr To

1. The XIV Metropolitan Magistrate court Egmore, Chennai.

2. The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, F-1, Chintadripet Police Station, Chennai.

3. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

+1cc to M/s.S.Sugendiran , Advocate SR.No. 73244 +1cc to Mr.S.Sugendran, Advocate, SR.No.73244 (dated :01/11/2019) Crl.O.P.No.23129 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.Nos.12118 & 12120 of 2019 A.SK(25/09/2019)