The Court dismissed a Criminal Original Petition seeking quashing of an FIR under Section 482 CrPC. Noting that the allegations involved cheating requiring investigation, the Court held that investigation must conclude logically and rejected the ground of prior improper complaint closure.
Petition to quash FIR dismissed; connected Criminal MPL closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 21/6/2022
C O R A M
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR
CRL. O.P. NO.4753 OF 2022 A N D CRL.M.P.NO.2498 OF 2022
N. Vimalraja
... Petitioner
Vs
rep. By The Sub-Inspector of Police Kottuchery Police Station Kottuchery Karaikal.
... Respondents
PRAYER :
Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash the impugned F.I.R.No.108 of 2021, on the file of the first respondent Police, in so far as the petitioner/first accused is concerned.
For Petitioner ... Mr.R.Krishnaswamy
For Respondents ... Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor for R.1 Mr.N.Vijayaraj for R.2.
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the impugned F.I.R.No.108 of 2021, against the petitioner/A.1 for the offences punishable under Sections 34, 420 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, on the file of the first respondent Police.
Prosecutor for the first respondent and Mr.N.Vijayaraj, learned counsel for the second respondent.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS VIII)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
mvs.
To
Crl. O.P. No.4753 of 2022
JPL(CO) PM/11/07/2022
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Criminal Original Petition to quash the FIR should be allowed given the nature of allegations and the prior closure complaint.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
N. Vimalraja
The State
K. Meenakshi
N. Sathish Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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