Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/242/2019disposed of

Poomalairajan v. The Inspector Of Police

2022-02-17Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.242 of 2019 & 22605 of 2018 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.02.2022 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.242 of 2019 & 22605 of 2018 & Crl.MP(MD)Nos.10618 & 10619 of 2018 and 98 & 99 of 2019 1.Poomalairajan 2.B.Murugan 3.M.Senthilrajan 4.S.Kavalrajan 5.C.Narayanan ... Petitioners in Crl.OP(MD)No.242 of 2019 1.Prakash 2.Sivaraman 3.Gopalakrishnan 4.Kulanthai Anandam ... Petitioners in Crl.OP(MD)No.22605 of Vs.

1.The State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Sholavanthan Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.23/2017) ...1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Arunachalam ...2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant in both petitions Common Prayer: Criminal Original Petitions are filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records relating to the proceedings in PRC.No.47/2018 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Vadipatti and quash the same in respect of the petitioners.

In both petitions For Petitioners : Mr.S.Vellaichamy For R1 : Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that as per GO(Ms)No.99 of Home (Courts-IV) Department dated 20.02.2021, in 2017 Jallikattu Protest matters, where the case is pending trial, the Assistant Public prosecutor in charge of the respective cases https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.242 of 2019 & 22605 of 2018 were permitted to move an application under Section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure before the concerned Court for withdrawal of prosecution.

2. In view of the above GO, these Criminal Original Petitions are disposed of with liberty to the respondent Police to move an application before the concerned Court through appropriate proceedings. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AS) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) mbi Note:

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To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Vadipatti, Madurai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Sholavanthan Police Station, Madurai District 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+2 CC to M/s.S.VELLAICHAMY, Advocate ( SR-6743,6744[F] dated 17/02/2022 ) Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.242 of 2019 & 22605 of 2018 17.02.2022 RK(04/03/2022) 2P 6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2