Jin Young Yun v. the State of Tamilnadu Rep. by Deputy Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, single bench G.K.Ilanthiraiyan, J; Crl.O.P.No.18266 of 2023 and Crl.M.P.Nos.12135 and 12136 of 2023 decided 07.04.2025. Petitioner Jin Young Yun sought to quash C.C.No.35 of 2023 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvallur (respondent: State of Tamil Nadu through Deputy Director, Industrial Safety and Health Department, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai - 600 019). Filed under Section 528 BNSS 2023 / Section 482 Cr.P.C. Held: second quash petition not maintainable as earlier quash petition Crl.O.P.No.18293 of 2023 was already disposed of on merits on 17.08.2023 and there is no change of circumstances. Disposition: dismissed; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.
What did the court decide?
A second quash petition is not at all maintainable where an earlier quash petition on the same records was already disposed of on merits and there is no change of circumstances.