C.v.Ganesh v. State Rep by
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court quashed the FIR registered against senior officials for alleged criminal intimidation arising from a dispute over water leakage damage to a showroom, holding the matter to be a proportionally exaggerated petty dispute.
What did the court decide?
The First Respondent's FIR in Crime No. 1076 of 2013 is quashed.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Reserved on : 24-8-2015
Pronounced on : 28-8-2015
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH
Criminal Original Petition No.4880 of 2014 M.P.No.1 of 2014
- C.V.Ganesh
2. R.R.Aroon Kumar .. Petitioners
Vs.
1. State, rep.by Inspector of Police,
D-2, Anna Salai Police Station,
Chennai. (Crime No.1076 of 2013)
2. Udayakumar, Manager,
M/s.Artemis Auto India (P) Ltd.,
Express Avenue,
Chennai - 600 014. .. Respondents
Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure with a prayer to call for the records and quash the FIR registered by the first respondent Police and pending investigation in Crime No.1076 of 2013.
For Petitioner : M/s.Arulselvam Associates For 1st Respondent : Mr.C.Emalias, Addl. Public Prosecutor For 2nd Respondent : Mr.S.Selvanandam
O R D E R
This Criminal Original Petition is filed with a prayer to quash the FIR registered by the first respondent Police in Cr.No.1076 of 2013.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the FIR registered in connection with a commercial dispute over leakage damage involves cognizable offences warranting investigation or is a mere civil dispute blown out of proportion.
Whether the allegations in the FIR are imaginary and bellicose warranting quashing under inherent powers.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
C.V. Ganesh
- petitioner
R.R. Aroon Kumar
- respondent
State, rep. by Inspector of Police
- respondent
Udayakumar
Coram
Case details
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