1. The petitioners are arrayed as A-2 to A-4 and they have filed the present petition to quash the proceedings in C.C. No. 73 of 2008 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No. 1, Ponneri.

2. As per the charge sheet/final report filed by the respondent, on 26.5.2007, at about 18.15 hours, near Tatchur Cross Road, GNT Road, A-1 was driving the lorry bearing Regn. No. TSI 8600 loaded with iron powder from Gummidipoondi to Chennai in a rash and negligent manner. At that time, A-2 to A-4, the officials of the Commercial Taxes Department, were on duty for the purpose of supervising the movement of vehicles at Karanodai near Toll Gate, to verify the number of vehicles and also the records. A-2 suddenly came and directed the driver of lorry - TSI 8600 to halt the vehicle and A-3 blew the whistle and A-4 showed his hand to halt the vehicle. A-1, the driver of the lorry, on seeing the same, suddenly halted the lorry. On account of the sudden halting of the lorry, the TATA Sumo Car bearing Regn. No. TN-04-E-4318, which was coming behind the said lorry, hit the lorry on the rear side and, consequently, some of the occupants of the car, namely, Srinivasan and Neelambal, died