1. The accused in C.C.No.51 of 1986 on the file of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Poonamallee is the petitioner. This petition is filed under Sec.482, Crl.P.C, for quashing the said proceedings. The case of the petitioner briefly stated is as follows:

2. The petitioner is a Medical Practitioner in Allopathic Medicine and he is practising in Perungalathur. The petitioner is a Registered Member of the Private Medical Practitioners Association of India, Tamil Nadu Branch,Madras. The association has been registered under the Societies Registration Act. There are nearly 2,000 members in the association in Tamil Nadu State alone. The members possess basic qualification in Homeopathy, Unani or Siddha. Some of them are also qualified Pharmacists. The Government of India has also advised the State Government to introduce suitable legislation so as to allow the members of this association who is having an experience of more than 10 years to continue their practice by regularising the same. The association filed W.P.No.7014 of 1984 for a mandamus directing the State Government to give recognition to their association and the writ petition is pending disposal in this Court.