Ramanathan v. The Inspector of Police

ORDER This criminal original petition has been filed seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.94 of 2022 dated 11.05.2022 on the file of the first respondent Police.

2.The contention of the petitioners is that based on the complaint lodged by the 2nd respondent, the 1st respondent registered the First Information Report in Crime No.94 of 2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 447 and 379 of I.P.C.

3.When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. side) would submit that after completing the investigation final report has been filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvadanai and the same has not been taken cognizance so far. Hence, the prayer sought for in this petition has become infructuous.

4.Since the final report has been filed before the concerned Court, the petitioner can workout his remedy through appropriate proceedings, if so aggrieved by the contents of the final report. The learned Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvadanai, shall process the above said final report within the time stipulated as per Rules.

5.With the above said liberty, this criminal original petition stands dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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1.The Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvadanai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Thirupalaikudi Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. (Crime No.94 of 2022)

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

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.11.2023 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN and Crl.M.P.(MD).No.10383 of 2022 1.Ramanathan 2.Kumaravalli 3.Ragesh 4.Muthumari 5.Ravi @ Sivalingam 6.Kottaisamy 7.Balachandran 8.Mahalingam 9.Sethuraman @ Jeyaraman 10.Ramachandran 11.Udhaya Sarathkumar @ Udayakumar 12.Sarathkumar @ Chandrasekar 13.Pandi 14.Govindammal 15.Katturani @ Selvi 16.Ananthavalli 17.Selvi 18.Rajendran ... Petitioners Vs. 1.State through the Inspector of Police, Thirupalaikudi Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. (Crime No.94 of 2022) 2.Annadurai ...Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned FIR in Crime No.94 of 2022 dated 11.05.2022 on the file of the first respondent Police and to quash the same as illegal insofar as the petitioners are concerned. For Petitioners : Mr.A.Arputharaj For R-1 : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar, Government Advocate, (Crl.side) For R-2 : Mr.R.Gowrishankar