Dismissed

Ramanathan v. The Inspector of Police

Madras HC23 Feb 2021CRL OP(MD)/2790/2021

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

In Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2790 of 2021, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a petition seeking to quash criminal proceedings against the petitioner for conducting Jallikattu. The court noted that the case was already committed to the Court of Sessions and that the final report showed death and injuries resulted, offering no reason to quash.

What did the court decide?

The Criminal Original Petition to quash proceedings in P.R.C.No.8 of 2020 was dismissed; the case remains with the Court of Sessions.

Ramanathan Vs The Inspector of Police — Quashing and FIR | Madras HC (2021)

¶1

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2790 of 2021

¶2

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

¶3

DATED : 23.02.2021

¶4

CORAM :

¶5

THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA

¶6

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2790 of 2021 and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.1471 of 2021

¶7

Ramanathan ...Petitioner/Accused No.3 /Vs./

¶8

1.The Inspector of Police, Sivagangai Taluk Police Station, Sivagangai District. (Crime No.153 of 2013) ... 1^st Respondents/Complainant

¶9

2.Sundaravalli, Village Administrative Office, Saloor. ...2^nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant

¶10

Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in P.R.C.No.8 of 2020 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivagangai and quash the same.

¶11

For Petitioner : M/s.A.Rajini For Respondent No.1 : Mr.A.Robinson Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

¶12

ORDER

¶13

The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash the proceedings in P.R.C.No.8 of 2020 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivagangai.

¶14

2. The contention of Mr.A.Rajini, learned counsel for the petitioner is that Jallikattu is an ancient sports of Tamil community and that the persons who participate in Jallikattu get injured and lose their lives also. However, no Jallikattu organisers are prosecuted criminally by the police and that the Inspector of Police Sivagangai Taluk police station registered First Information Report in Crime No.153 of 2013 against the present petitioner / accused No.3 and also filed a final report in P.R.C.No.8 of 2020 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivagangai.

¶15

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶16

1/3

¶17

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2790 of 2021

¶18

3. Mr.A.Robinson, learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side), who accepts notice on behalf of the first respondent, on instructions, would contend that P.R.C.No.8 of 2020 has been committed to the Court of Sessions by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivagangai, on 19.03.2020 and that the offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 143, 188, 325 and 304 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3 to 7 of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Jallikatu Act, 2009.

¶19

4 .On a perusal of the final report filed by the police clearly shows that the petitioner, without getting any prior permission and without taking necessary precautionary measures had conducted Jallikattu, which resulted in death of one Bose and injuries to several persons.

¶20

5 .In the circumstances, I do not say any reason to quash the proceedings in P.R.C.No.8 of 2020 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivagangai. It is pertinent to point out that the case has already been committed to the Court of Sessions on 19.03.2020. On this score also, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

¶21

/ /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS)

¶22

¶23

Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

¶24

¶25

1.The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivagangai.

¶26

2.The Inspector of Police, Sivagangai Taluk Police Station, Sivagangai District.

¶27

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶28

2/3

¶29

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2790 of 2021

¶30

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

¶31

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2790 of 2021

¶32

23.02.2021

¶33

SGS(CO) TR(18.03.2021) 3P 4C

¶34

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶35

3/3

Ramanathan v. The Inspector of Police

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Ramanathan v. The Inspector of Police

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Prabhakar Vs The Inspector of Police

A.Marimuthu Vs The Inspector of Police

R.Sarath Kumar Vs The Inspector of Police

N.Lakshmanan Vs The Superintendent of Police

Vellammal Gurusamy.G Vs the Superintendent of Police

Ramalakshmi Vs the Addl.Director General of Police(Prisons)