The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 CrPC to quash an FIR. The petitioners were absent, and the Court declined to quash the case as the investigation was at an initial stage.
The Criminal Original Petition quashing the case in Crime No.90 of 2024 is dismissed.
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Crl.O.P.(MD) No.8219 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 13.06.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
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Station, Madurai and quash the same as far as the petitioner is concerned.
For Petitioners : No Appearance
For R1 : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
This criminal original petition has been filed seeking to quash the case in Crime No.90 of 2024, pending on the file of the respondent police.
2.Earlier, when the matter was taken up for hearing, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioners and therefore, the matter was posted today under the caption 'for dismissal'. Again, today also there is no representation on behalf of the petitioners.
3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the case in crime No.90 of 2024, pending on the file of the respondent police, is registered only on 08.04.2024 and the investigation is at initial stage.
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4.Considering that the investigation is only at the initial stage, this
Court is not inclined to quash the FIR in Crime No.90 of 2024. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is dismissed.
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To 1. The Inspector of Police, Samayanallur Police Station, Madurai District,
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Criminal Original Petition seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.90 of 2024 should be allowed considering the investigation is at an initial stage.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Rajesh, Kamalakannan, Palpandi
The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Samayanallur Police Station, Madurai District
Boopalakrishnan
B.Pugalandhi
As recorded by the court registry
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