In Crl.OP.No.18693 of 2016, the court dismissed the petition seeking quashing of an FIR regarding an assault. Citing State of Haryana vs. Bhajan Lal, the court held it was not a fit case for quashment as sufficient materials existed for investigation.
The criminal original petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the FIR is dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 23.08.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH
Crl.OP.No.18693 of 2016
and
Crl.MP.No.8786 of 2016
1.Lingam alias M.Elangovan
2.Easu alias Ravindranath
3.Raghu
4.Balaji
5.S.Karthik ..Petitioners
Vs
1.The Inspector of Police,
Kelambakkam Police Station,
Kanchipuram District.
2.P.N.Ramesh .. Respondents
Prayer:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of
Cr.P.C., to call for the records pertaining to the F.I.R in
Crime No.438/2016 on the file of the 1st respondent police and
quash the same in respect of the petitioners.
For Petitioners :Mr.B.Sundara Pandiayan For Respondent :Mr. C.Emalias No.1 Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
This criminal original petition has been filed to call for the records pertaining to the F.I.R in Crime No.438/2016 on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same in respect of the petitioners.
suffered multiple injuries. In this regard, the FIR has been registered only on 10.07.2016. Since there are sufficient materials for investigation to proceed, this is not a fit case to quash the prosecution in the light of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Haryana vs. Bhajan Lal [AIR 1992 SC 604]. Hence, the criminal original petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition are closed.
-s/dAssistant Registrar
True Copy
Sub-Assistant Registrar
sms
To
1.The Inspector of Police,
Kelambakkam Police Station,
Kanchipuram District.
2. The Public Prosecutor,
High Court, Madras.
+1 cc to Mr.A.Rajeshkanna Advocate sr 47823
Crl.OP.No.18693 of 2016
and
Crl.MP.No.8786 of 2016
aa14/09/2016
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the present criminal original petition is a fit case to quash the FIR registered under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
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State of Haryana vs. Bhajan LalApplied¶15
State of Haryana vs. Bhajan Lal [AIR 1992 SC 604] · Who else cites this
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Lingam alias M.Elangovan
Easu alias Ravindranath
Raghu
Balaji
S.Karthik
The Inspector of Police, Kelambakkam Police Station, Kanchipuram District
P.N.PRAKASH
As recorded by the court registry
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