K. MURALI SHANKAR
M. Buvaneswari – Appellant
Versus
S. Dharmaraj (died) – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C, to call for the records pertaining in S.T.C.No.1581 of 2017, filed by the respondent herein before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Tiruchendur and quash the same in respect to the petitioner herein.
Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C, to call for the records pertaining in S.T.C.No.1169 of 2017, filed by the respondent herein before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Tiruchendur and quash the same in respect to the petitioner herein.
Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C, to call for the records pertaining in S.T.C.No.1739 of 2017, filed by the respondent herein before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Tiruchendur and quash the same in respect to the petitioner herein.)
Common Order
1. These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed, invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking orders to call for the records pertaining to the cases in S.T.C.Nos.1581, 1739 and 1169 of 2017, pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Tiruchendur and quash the same as against the petitioner.
2. The petitioner is the third accused in all the three S.T.C., cases pendi
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