JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., to call for the records pertaining to the order dated 20.02.2018 made in Memo dated 05.10.2017 filed in C.C.No. 20 of 2012 on the file of the learned Special Judge, TNPID ACT cases, Coimbatore set aside the same by allowing this Criminal Original Petition.)

1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order passed by the Court below in dismissing the Memo filed by the petitioner seeking for afresh de-novo trial.

2. The respondent police registered an FIR in Crime No. 5 of 2012 against four accused persons for the offences under Section 120(b), 406, 420 IPC & Section 5 of TNPID Act 1997. After investigation, a Final Report was filed and on further investigation, additional Final Report was also filed by the respondent police. The Court below took cognizance of the Reports and framed charges against the accused persons.

3. The prosecution started examining the witnesses and totally 78 witnesses were examined on the side of the prosecution. At that stage, the prosecution filed a petition under section 319 of Cr.P.C to include the petitioner as one of the accused. For the said purpos