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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
L.VICTORIA GOWRI
Ilambaruthi @ Elamparithi – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamilnadu, Rep by. the Inspector of Police, Chatrakudi Police Station, Ramanathapuram – Respondent
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| 1. invocation of section 528 bnss inherent powers for quashing criminal proceedings. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. contentions regarding the inappropriateness of penal statutes in rural areas and vagueness of criminal allegations. (Para 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 3. factual background of the alleged offences under tn act and ipc. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 4. standards for high court intervention in quashing proceedings to prevent abuse of process. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 5. statutory territorial limitation of the tn open places (prevention of disfigurement) act to municipal/urban areas. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 6. essential ingredients of criminal intimidation under ipc require specific threats and intent to cause alarm. (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
| 7. necessity of specific overt acts to establish vicarious criminal liability. (Para 34) |
| 8. quashing of proceedings where the prosecution fails to meet statutory requirements or jurisdictional thresholds. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41) |
ORDER :
L. VICTORIA GOWRI, J.
Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records relating to t
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