Tamilselvan G v. The Superintendent of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge Bench of Madras High Court quashed a charge memo and allowed a writ petition challenging its validity. The court held that the charge memo lacked documentary evidence to prove the petitioner's ownership of the involved lorry or substantiate allegations of instigation regarding adulterated diesel, rendering the imputation of charges unsustainable without a detailed enquiry.
What did the court decide?
The charge memo impugned in the writ petition is hereby quashed.
What the court decided
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 18.10.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR
W.P.(MD)No.10213 of 2023
and
W.M.P(MD)No.9062 of 2023
G.Tamilselvan
... Petitioner
Vs
The Superintendent of Police, Karur District, Karur.
... Respondent
PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorari, calling for records relating to the proceedings of the respondent made in Tha.Pa.No.A4/32/2022, dated 10.03.2023 and quash the same.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the charge memo-based on an FIR alleging instigation and ownership of a lorry carrying adulterated diesel maintains sufficient imputation of charges to be quashed due to lack of documentary ev
Whether the legal requirement for a detailed enquiry is satisfied before quashing the charge memo alleging instigation without proof of ownership connection to the vehicle.
Whether the petition challenging the charge memo is maintainable given that the annexure to the charge memo fails to prove the petitioner's involvement in the alleged offence.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
G.Tamilselvan
- respondent
The Superintendent of Police, Karur District, Karur
Coram
R.VIJAYAKUMAR
Case details
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