ORDER :

The petitioner is the 1st accused in Crime No.6/2022 of Crime Branch Police Station, (hereinafter referred to as Crime No.6/2022). This Crl.M.C. is filed for quashing all further proceedings pursuant to the FIR registered in the said case, which is produced as Annexure-9. The said crime is registered against him and four others, alleging offences punishable under Sections 506, 116, 118, 120B r/w. Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

2. The allegation against the petitioner and other accused is that on 15.11.2017, they threatened and hatched a criminal conspiracy to do away with Smt.B.Sandhya, the present Director- General of Police (Fire & Rescue), Sri. A.V. George, present Inspector General of Police, Sri.Sudharsan and Sri. Sojan, both presently working as Superintendent of Police and the 3rd respondent in this Crl.M.C, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch). The alleged motive of the petitioner and other accused is that, in an earlier criminal prosecution, the investigation was conducted by a Special Investigation Team consisting of the above persons, and the petitioner was implicated as one of the accused.

3. Before going to the facts of Crime No.6/20