ORDER :

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.789 of 2019 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, No. I, Madurai.

2. The gist of the case is that the respondent is the Returning Officer for 32 Madurai Parliamentary Constituency of Madurai District and also the District Collector of Madurai District. The respondent is designated by the Election Commission of India under Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 as competent authority to receive nominations from the candidates who are contesting for the 32 Madurai Parliamentary Constituency held on May 2009. The respondent is the competent person to initiate prosecution against the person as per the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and under Section 195 of Cr.P.C., in order to deal with the cases where any complaint regarding furnishing of false information in affidavits, Form-26 and other documents, information furnished along with nomination as per the Representation of People Act, 1951 and the Conduct of Election Rules, 1964 by any candidate either by himself or though his proposer. The contesting candidate who himself or through his pro