Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/15097/2021allowed

M.Ganesan v. The Inspector Of Police

2021-12-01Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan3 pages

1 CRL.O.P.(MD)NO.15097 OF 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 01.12.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15097 of 2021 and CRL.M.P.(MD)No.8074 of 2021

1. M.Ganesan

2. L.Perumal

3. G.Gowthambharathy

4. P.Subbaiyam

5. M.Sivakumar

6. G.Manivanan

7. K.Pandi

8. K.Mariyappan

9. R.Ramachandran 10.M.Murugan 11.M.Nagaraj 12.M.Venkadesh 13.A.Udayar 14.S.Sudalaimani 15.S.Seenivasan 16.I.Rajausain 17.A.Siva 18.R.Pandi 19.R.Suresh 20.K.Rajayyar 21.K.Murugan 22.M.Bharathi 23.S.Saravanakumar 24.M.Abdullah 25.P.Jothibasu 26.S.Raja 27.S.Fernodignesiess 28.M.Pandi 29.L.Saminathan 30.A.Venkateswaran 31.V.Ravikumar 32.K.Palani 33.M.Dhanuskodi 34.P.Selvam 35.V.Ramakrishnan 36.J.Saravanakumar 37.A.Marikani 38.A.Muthu 39.R.Palaniyappan 40.A.Rajendran 41.T.Murugesan 42.R.Manokaran 43.G.Velmurugan 1/3

2 CRL.O.P.(MD)NO.15097 OF 2021 44.G.Ayyanar 45.S.Rajendran 46.M.Mohamedserif 47.L.Thangavel 48.P.Kajendra Moorthy 49.T.Kanagavel 50.S.Ravisankar 51.A.Chandramohan 52.V.Gurusamy 53.S.Shakthivel 54.S.Ganesan 55.K.Ilangovan 56.S.Veerabathran 57.P.Sivaraman 58.S.Senthilkumar 59.I.Ramasubramaniyan 60.R.Lenin 61.A.Vallaiyappan 62.P.Krishnamoorthy 63.K.Maiyilvaganam ... Petitioners / Accused Nos.1 to 6, 8 to 26 & 28 to 63 Vs.

State rep. By, The Inspector of Police, Jaihindpuram police station, Madurai City, Madurai.

(Crime No.918 of 20217) ... Respondent / Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned charge sheet in S.T.C.No.1592 of 2018 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Madurai and quash the same in so far as the petitioners are concerned.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Murali For Respondent : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

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O R D E R

Heard the learned counsel on either side.

2. This criminal original petition has been filed for quashing the proceedings in S.T.C.No.1592 of 2018 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Madurai.

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3. The petitioners are facing trial for the offences under Sections 143, 341 and 188 of I.P.C.

4. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners have assembled in violation of the prohibitory orders and committed the offences in question. As rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the police could not have registered a case for the offence under Section 188 of I.P.C. The issue is squarely covered by the decision reported in 2018-2-L.W.(Crl.) 606 (Jeevanandham and others Vs. State rep. by Inspector of Police).

5. It is seen that the petitioners wanted the local liquor shop of TASMAC to be shut down. The policy of prohibition is a constitutional mandate. It means that the liquor shops should be closed. The petitioners did not indulge in any act of violence. Continuance of the impugned prosecution is unwarranted. The impugned proceedings are quashed. This criminal original petition is allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) PMU Note: In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

To:

1. The Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Madurai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Jaihindpuram police station, Madurai City, Madurai.

3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.M.SURESH KUMAR, Advocate ( SR-37020[F] dated 02/12/2021 ) Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15097 of 2021 01.12.2021 RD(20.12.2021) 3P 5C 3/3