The High Court of Madras allowed a Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 CrPC. Quashing the FIR against the petitioner in Crime No.54 of 2013, as proceedings against co-accuseds were already quashed and the complainant consented.
Criminal proceedings in FIR Crime No.54 of 2013 stood quashed insofar as the appellant/petitioner is concerned.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 11.03.2016 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R. MALA CRL.O.P.No.26538 of 2013 and M.P.No.1 of 2013
A.E.Lakshman .. Petitioner/Accused No.4
.. Vs ..
1. The State of Tamilnadu,
Rep. by its Sub-Inspector of Police,
City Crime Branch Police,
Coimbatore City.
(Crime No.54 of 2013). .. 1st Respondent/Complainant
2. E.Vellingiri .. 2nd Respondent/De facto complainant
Prayer:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to call for the records in Crime No.54 of 2013 pending on the file of the City Crime Branch Police Station, Coimbatore and quash the same.
The petitioner, who is the fourth accused in Crime No.54 of 2013, has come forward with this petition seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.54 of 2013 for the offences punishable under Sections 120(B), 467, 468, 471, 409 and 420 of IPC, pending on the file of the first respondent police.
-s/d-
True Copy
Sub-Assistant Registrar
Jrl
To
CRL.O.P.No.26538 of 2013
aa23/03/2016
2 issues framed by the court
Whether criminal proceedings should be quashed under Section 482 CrPC after co-accuseds were quashed and complainant had no objection.
Whether the criminal proceedings in Crime No.54 of 2013 regarding the present petitioner should be quashed.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
A.E.Lakshman
The State of Tamilnadu
E.Vellingiri
R. Mala
As recorded by the court registry
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