J.Kamal v. the Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioners challenging a charge sheet filed in a dowry and theft case sought quashing under Section 482 CrPC. The High Court held that since the trial court had already acquitted the petitioners, the petition had no survival and was closed without separate disposal.
What did the court decide?
Petition closed without disposal as accused already acquitted in lower court.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17.06.2021
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE V.BHAVANI SUBBAROYAN
Crl.O.P.No.2319 of 2016 and Crl MP No.1218 of 2016
- J.Kamal
- Jayananthan 3. Poongothai 4. Gomathy
- Siva @ Sivaraj
- Devaraj ...Petitioner / Accused 1 to 6
Vs.
- The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Arakonam. ..Respondent /Complainant
- Baggiyalakshmi ...Respondent /Defacto Complainant
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records leading to filing of charge sheet filed in C.C.No.101 of 2015, pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Arakonam.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal petition filed to quash the charge sheet should be allowed in view of the acquittal of the petitioners in the trial court.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
J. Kamal and others
- respondent
The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Arakonam
- respondent
Baggiyalakshmi
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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