Petition to quash an FIR registered under POCSO and IPC sections. The Government Advocate submitted that the final report had already been filed. The court dismissed the petition, permitting the petitioner to challenge the final report instead.
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Crl.O.P.(MD) No.5482 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 12.04.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
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M.Jeyaraj
...Petitioner
Vs
1.State represented by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tenkasi District. (Cr.No.3 of 2024)
2.XXX ...Respondents
PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to call for the records pertaining to the impugned First Information Report in Crime No.3 of 2024 dated 05.02.2024 on the file of the respondent No.1 for the offences U/s.323 of IPC U/s. 11(1) and 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.I.Pinaygash
For R1 : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
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O R D E R
The petitioner has filed this petition seeking to quash the FIR in
Crime No.3 of 2024 dated 05.02.2024 on the file of the first respondent.
2.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for the respondent police submitted that the final report has already been filed before the Court concerned.
3.Recording the submission of the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the final report. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
12.04.2024
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the FIR in Crime No.3 of 2024 under Sections 323 IPC and 11(1), 12 POCSO should be quashed.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
M.Jeyaraj
State represented by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tenkasi District (Cr.No.3 of 2024)
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B.Pugalendhi
As recorded by the court registry
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