Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/20689/2025withdrawn dismissed

Paramanantham v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By, The Inspector Of Police, Thanjavur Cscid Police Station,

2025-11-24Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.20689 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.(MD).Nos.17573 and 17574 of 2025 Paramanantham ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by, The Inspector of Police, Thanjavur CSCID Police Station, CSCID-Madurai.

(Crime No.27 of 2023) ... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.S.Muruganantham, Inspector of Police, Thanjavur CSCID Police Station, CSCID-Madurai.

...2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records pertaining to the charge sheet in the above case in C.C.No.426 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Thanjavur and quash the same as far as the above-named petitioner is concerned.

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For Petitioner : Mr.B.N.Raja Mohamed 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.426 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Thanjavur, which was filed for the offences under Sections 6(4) of Tamil Nadu Scheduled Commodities [RDCS] Order, 1982 and Section 7(1)(a)(ii) of Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

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 aged about 72 years 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 In view of the above submission, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.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 2/4

progress of the trial. Consequently, connected Crl.M.P.(MD).No.17573 of 2025 is closed.

24.11.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Lm To 1.The Judicial Magistrate Court No.II, Thanjavur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Thanjavur CSCID Police Station, CSCID-Madurai.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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