Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/19134/2025withdrawn dismissed

Guru v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Sipcot

2025-11-18Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.19134 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.(MD).Nos.15973 & 15975 of 2025 Guru ... Petitioner/Accused No.5 Vs.

1.State Rep. by, The Sub-Inspector of Police, Sipcot Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

(Crime No.5/2019) ...1st Respondent / Complainant 2.Kannan ... 2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records in C.C.No.914 of 2024 on the file of the Hon'ble Judicial Magistrate Court No.III, Thoothukudi and quash the same as against the petitioner herein.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Narendren For R-1 : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to quash the impugned final report in C.C.No.914 of 2024 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1/4

No.III, Thoothukudi, which was filed for the offences under Section 379, 420, 465, 468 and 471 of IPC.

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 employed in a ship; 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 In view of the above submission, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.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 Crl.M.P.(MD).No.15973 of 2025 is closed.

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To 1.The Judicial Magistrate Court No.III, Thoothukudi.

2.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Sipcot Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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