Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/19735/2025withdrawn dismissed

S.Anandan v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By Inspector Of Police, Pappanadu

2025-11-11Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 11.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.19735 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.(MD).No.16574 and 16187 of 2025 S.Anandan ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Pappanadu Police Station, Thanjavur District.

...1st Respondent/Complainant 2.M.Vijayakanth ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records relating to the charge report filed in C.C.No.12 of 2024 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate-Cum-District Munsif Court, Orathanadu, Thanjavur District on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Sudhagar Nagaraj For R1 : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.12 of 2024 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate-Cum-District 1/4

Munsif Court, Orathanadu, Thanjavur District.

2. During the course of arguments, when this Court expressed that the points raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner are factual in nature, the learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw this petition. However, the learned counsel would submit that the petitioner is 60 years old; and that his appearance before the Trial Court may be dispensed with.

3. In view of the above submission, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. The personal appearance of the petitioner before the Trial Court is dispensed with on all hearing dates (provided he is represented by a lawyer) unless his appearance is required by the learned Magistrate for the progress of the trial. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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To 1.The Judicial Magistrate-Cum-District Munsif Court, Orathanadu, Thanjavur District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Pappanadu Police Station, Thanjavur District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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