Joyson v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.06.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN and Crl.M.P.(MD).No.8952 of 2023 Joyson ... Petitioner/Accused Rank Not Known Vs.

1.The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Pudukottai Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

In Crime No.605 of 2020.

... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.T.Gnanaraj ... Respondent No.2/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned First Information Report in Crime No.605 of 2020 on the file of the 1st Respondent police station and quash the same as illegal as against the petitioner is concerned.

For Petitioner : Mr.Henri Tiphagne For Respondents : Mr.B.Nambiselvan for R1 Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

O R D E R This petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.605 of 2020 on the file of the 1st Respondent police station.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the is the accused in FIR in Crime No.605 of 2020 dated 16.12.2020, which was registered on the file of the first respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 188, 269 and 270 of IPC, alleging that the petitioner has violated the COVID - 19 protocols during the pandemic period.

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the Government of Tamil Nadu has dropped all the pending cases, which was registered during the pandemic period. In view of the above, the FIR registered against the petitioner was closed as further action dropped. 4.In view of the submissions made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, nothing survives for further consideration in this petition.

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5.Accordingly, this criminal original petition stands dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 26.06.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No TM Note: Issue Order copy on 27.06.2023.

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Pudukottai Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

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

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G.ILANGOVAN. J.

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