JUDGMENT :

Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and quash the proceedings pending against the petitioners in C.C.No.5604 of 2019, on the file of the learned V Metropolitan Magistrate at Egmore, Chennai.

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed challenging the proceedings pending against the petitioners in C.C.No.5604 of 2019, on the file of the V Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the son of the 2nd respondent was studying in a Government aided School. The School prayer starts at 8.45 a.m., every working day. The School has the practice of awarding minor punishments to students who arrive late to the School. On 17.01.2018, the son of the 2nd respondent had reported late to School. He along with many of the other latecomers were asked to perform duck walk on the School ground. While doing so, unfortunately, the son of the 2nd respondent swooned and fell down on the ground. He was immediately rushed to the Stanley Government Hospital where he was declared as -brought dead-. The 2nd respondent was informed of this news and based on the complaint given by th