This judgment dismissed a criminal petition seeking quashing of a charge sheet for Section 420 IPC offences. The court held that with trial commenced and substantial witness examination done, the matter must be adjudicated by the trial court.
Criminal Original Petition to quash the charge sheet under Section 482 Cr.P.C. was dismissed.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 30.11.2021
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR
Crl. O.P. No.28349 of 2017
and Crl. M.P.Nos.16102 & 16103 of 2017
Murugan S/o.Thandapani ....Petitioner/Accused
Versus
PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records and quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.127 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate II, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.
For Petitioner ... Mr.A.Arasu Ganesan
For Respondents ... Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar
Government Advocate (Crl.side) for R1 Mr.K.Ramesh for R2
O R D E R
This petition has been filed to quash the final report filed against the petitioner in C.C.No.127 of 2017 for the offences under Section 420 IPC.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS VII)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
gpa/gba
To
Crl. O.P. No.28349 of 2017 and Crl. M.P.Nos.16102 & 16103 of 2017
SVI(CO)
RGA(10/12/2021)(27/12/2021)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should exercise jurisdiction to quash the charge sheet under Section 482 Cr.P.C. given the progress of the trial.
Whether the substantial examination of witnesses precludes quashing of the complaint at this stage.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Murugan S/o.Thandapani
State
N. Sathish Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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