This is a short order where the Madras High Court dismissed a Criminal Original Petition seeking to quash an FIR. The court recorded that the matter was investigated and referred as a 'mistake of fact', leading to the dismissal of the petition.
Petition dismissed as FIR was referred as mistake of fact.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 28.10.2021
CORAM:
The Hon'ble Mr.Justice Krishnan Ramasamy
Crl.O.P.No.10694 of 2017 and Crl.M.P.Nos.7043 & 8880 of 2017
1.S.Rajagopal
...Petitioners
Vs
Prayer : Petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure to call for the records in Cr.No.1553 of 2017 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same.
For Petitioners : Mr.P.Venkatraman
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R. dated 16.05.2017, registered in Crime No.1553 of 2017, on the file of the first respondent.
Sd/Assistant Registrar(CS III)
/True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
jd/sd
To
High Court, Madras.
Crl.O.P.No.10694 of 2017 and Crl.M.P.Nos.7043 & 8880 of 2017
KSM[co] NSK 29/11/2021
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Criminal Original Petition filed to quash the FIR under Section 482 CrPC should be allowed given the FIR was referred as 'mistake of fact'.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
1. S.Rajagopal
2. Mrs. Vasuki Rajagopal
State rep by The Inspector of Police
Suresh Kannan
Krishnan Ramasamy
As recorded by the court registry
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