Petitioner, a journalist, filed a Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the charge sheet filed against him. The Court dismissed the petition, holding that the court cannot evaluate the probative value of evidence at this stage.
Petition to quash the charge sheet dismissed; connected miscellaneous petition closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 09.06.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR
Crl.O.P.No.2532 of 2022 and Crl.M.P.No.1238 of 2022
C. Vimaleswaran ... Petitioner/Accused
Vs.
2.G.Gopinath ... Respondents/Complainant/ Defacto Complainant
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to call for the records relating to the charge sheet (final report) filed by the 1st respondent in C.C.No.9119 of 2018 on the file of the learned XIV Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore, Chennai and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.K.Gajendhra For Respondent-1 : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
This criminal Original Petition has been filed challenging the charge sheet (final report) filed by the 1st respondent in C.C.No.9119 of 2018 on the file of the learned XIV Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore, Chennai and quash the same.
certain materials available on record. Though, prima facie materials available in the record, the probative value of the evidence cannot be gone into at this stage. Hence, this Court is unable to accept such submissions.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS II)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
ksa-2/anu
To
Crl.O.P.No.2532 of 2022 and Crl.M.P.No.1238 of 2022
AJS(CO)
CT/01/07/2022
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the charge sheet against the petitioner, a journalist accused of false cases, should be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
C. Vimaleswaran
The State
G.Gopinath
N. SATHISH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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