Subburajan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :24.11.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP Crl.O.P.(MD).No.20084 of 2022 and Crl.M.P(MD)No.13880 of 2022 Subburajan

...Petitioner

Vs.

1. The Inspector of Police, Palamedu Police Station, Madurai District.

2. The Village Administrative Officer Palamedu, T.Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records relating to the proceedings in Crime No. 4 of 2016 on the file of the Palamedu Police Station, Madurai District and quash the same as against this Petitioner alone.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Senthil Kumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition had been filed to quash the First Information Report in Crime No. 4 of 2016 on the file of the Palamedu Police Station, Madurai District.

2.The learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner would submit that the facts of the case are exactly similar to the case covered in the decision reported in 2018 2 LW (Crl) 606 [Jeevanandham and others vs. The Inspector of Police Velayuthampalayam Police Station, Karur District] dated 20.09.2018 and in the case of Sri Raja vs Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station Virudhunagar District and other in batch of cases in Crl.O.P(MD) No.7922 of 2019 dated 30.08.2019

3. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) appearing for the Respondents would submit that the facts of the case are similar to the facts covered under the Judgment referred above.

4.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) appearing for the Respondents.

5. Perused the materials on record 6.The facts of this case is similar to the facts covered by the Judgment of this Court reported in 2018 2 LW (Crl) 606 [Jeevanandham and others vs. The Inspector of Police Velayuthampalayam Police Station, Karur District] dated 20.09.2018 and in case of Sri Raja vs Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station Virudhunagar District and other in batch of cases in

Crl.O.P(MD) No.7922 of 2019 dated 30.08.2019. Accordingly, First Information Report in Crime No. 4 of 2016 on the file of the Palamedu Police Station, Madurai District is hereby quashed insofar as the petitioner alone and the Criminal Original Petition is allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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1. The Inspector of Police, Palamedu Police Station, Madurai District.

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

SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP,J., aav Crl.O.P.(MD).No.20084 of 2022 24.11.2022