Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/20935/2025withdrawn dismissed

George Rajan v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

2025-11-25Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.20935 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.(MD).Nos.17807 and 17809 of 2025 George Rajan ... Petitioner/4th Accused Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Kotticodu Police Station, Kanniyakumari District.

Crime No.47 of 2025 ... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Vijayakumar, Special Sub Inspector of Police (1198), Kotticodu Police Station, Kanniyakumari District.

... 2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records in C.C.No.417 of 2025 pending on the file of Learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Padmanabhapuram and may be quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Balakrishnan For R-1 : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to quash the impugned final report in C.C.No.417 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Padmanabhapuram, which was filed for the offences under Section 303(2), 337, 340(2) of BNS.

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 52 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 In view of the above submission, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.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 progress of the trial. Consequently, connected Crl.M.P.(MD).No.17807 of 2025 is closed.

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To 1.The Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Padmanabhapuram.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kotticodu Police Station, Kanniyakumari District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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