Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/13965/2020dismissed

Dr.Godfrey Washington Noble v. The Sub-Inspector Of Police

2023-06-21Honourable Mr Justice K.Murali Shankar4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.06.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.6400 of 2020 Godfrey Washington Noble : Petitioner/Accused Vs.

1.State rep.by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Medical College Police Station, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli District.

Crime No.284 of 2020.

2.Classinc Bharath : Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records and quash the proceedings of the FIR in Crime No.284 of 2020, on the file of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Medical College Police Station, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli District. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Prabhu 1/4

For R1 : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram, Additional Public Prosecutor.

For R2 : Mr.M.Siddharthan

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition filed, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking orders, to call for the records relating to the case in Crime No.284 of 2020 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today (i.e.,21.06.2023), the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State would submit that the first respondent, after completing the investigation, has laid the final report and the case was taken on file in C.C.No.2360 of 2022 and the same is pending on the file of the Court of the Judicial Magistrate No. I, Tirunelveli.

3. Since the charge sheet has already been filed and the case was taken on file, nothing survives for further adjudication in this petition. Hence, the Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as infructuous. The petitioner is at 2/4

liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if so advised. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

21.06.2023 NCC : Yes/ No Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/ No das To 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Medical College Police Station, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli District.

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

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K.MURALI SHANKAR,J.

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