JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records in S.C.No.384 of 2016 on the file of II Additional Sessions Judge, Salem and to quash the same.)

1. This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash S.C.No.384 of 2016, pending on the file of learned II Additional Sessions Judge, Salem, in Crime No.590 of 2012 for the offence punishable under Sections 294 (b) 324, 506 (ii) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 (i) and (ii) of the Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992, amended by the Act 46 of 1994.

2. The crux of the allegation in the final report is that there is some dispute between the accused and defacto complainant, in respect of the agricultural activities and the petitioner is said to have caused some damage to the water pipe and beating banana trees and caused loss to the tune of Rs.1,500/- and thereby, A.1 to A.3 committed an offence punishable under Sections 294 (b) 324, 506 (ii) of the Indian Penal Code and 3 (i) (ii) of the Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damages & Loss) Act, 1994.

3. Heard Mr.N.A.Ravindran, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.E.Raj Thilak, learned Additional Publi