The High Court of Madras adjudicated a Criminal Original Petition seeking quashing of a criminal complaint. The petition was dismissed for non-prosecution due to the absence of the petitioner and his counsel despite listing for dismissal.
Petition dismissed for non-prosecution; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 02.01.2020
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI
CRL.O.P.NO. 12571 OF 2012
AND
CRL.M.P.NOS.1 & 2 OF 2012
K.Babu .. Petitioner
Vs.
1.Jayabarathi
2.Minor Manjusree,
3.Minor Pradeepa
4.Kotheswari
5.Hari
6.Murugan .. Respondents
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section
482 of Criminal Procedure Code to call for the records in
C.C.No.162 of 2011 on the file of Judicial Magistrate Court,
Gingee, Villupuram and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Rajarajan For R1 to R3 : Mr.P.S.Kothandaraman O R D E R
When the Criminal Original Petition was taken up for hearing on 20.12.2019, there was no representation for the petitioner and hence, the matter was ordered to be posted under the caption 'for dismissal'.
2. Even though, the matter is listed today under the caption 'for dismissal', neither the petitioner nor his counsel is present to prosecute the matter. Hence the Criminal Original petition is dismissed for Non-Prosecution. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
Sd/Assistant Registrar(CS-I) //True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
vsn
To
The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras
+1cc to Mr.P.S.Kothandaraman, Advocate, S.R.No.393
Crl.O.P.No. 12571 of 2012 and Crl.M.P.Nos.1 & 2 of 2012
RR(CO) CS/11/02/2020
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to proceed with the quashing petition filed under Section 482 CrPC in the absence of the petitioner.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
K.Babu
Jayabarathi
Minor Manjusree
Minor Pradeepa
Kotheswari
Hari
M. Dhandapani
As recorded by the court registry
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