T.Natarajan, v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
This Court allowed a Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash criminal proceedings against the petitioner in C.C.No.10731 of 2010, holding he stood in the same footing as other co-accused whose proceedings were previously quashed.
What did the court decide?
The proceedings in C.C.No.10731 of 2010 on the file of the XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, against the petitioner are quashed.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 15.04.2019
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
Crl.O.P.No.18266 of 2017 and Crl.M.P.Nos.11154 & 11155 of 2017
T.Natarajan .. Petitioner
Vs.
State rep. by its The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Organized Crime Unit-II, CBCID, Chennai-3. .. Respondent
Prayer :-
Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records in C.C.No.10731 of 2010 pending on the file of the XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet at Chennai and quash the proceedings against the petitioner/8th accused.
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.10731 of 2010 on the file of XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai, having been taken cognizance for the offences punishable under Section 120(B) read with Section 409 of IPC and Section 9 of Essential Commodities Act read with Order 35(1)(a),(b) and (c) of Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985, Section 7(1) a (ii) read with 3(2)(d) of Essential Commodities Act read with Clause 4,7 and 8(2) and 25(1) of Fertilizer (Control) Order 1985 and Clause 3 of Fertilizer (Movement Control) Order 1973 as against the petitioner.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the proceedings against the petitioner in C.C.No.10731 of 2010 should be quashed given that similar proceedings against other accused in the same case were previously quashed by this Court.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
T.Natarajan
- respondent
State rep. by its The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Organized Crime Unit-II, CBCID, Chennai-3
Coram
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
Case details
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