ORDER :

(N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.)

These petitions have been filed by A12, A5 and A1 to A4 respectively, to quash the proceedings pending in SC.No.191 of 2015 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 18.03.2011 Tmt.Rukmani, wife of Ganesan was admitted at Asarippallam Medical College Hospital, Nagercoil, to undergo abortion and vasectomy. On 19.03.2011, she was brought to operation theatre and A12, is the anesthetist to the said Rukmani and Dr.Cardilla Bose was supposed to perform the operation. While administering anesthesia from cylinder No. 287717, the anesthetist had actually administered 'Nitrous Oxide' ( N2O) to the patient which was inhaled. As a result, Tmt.Rukmani became unconscious and went into coma. From there, the patient was shifted to Rajaji Government Medical College Hospital on 18.04.2011 and till then, the patient was treated in the same hospital. There was no further improvement in the health condition and therefore, the patient was shifted to Vellore Christian Medical College Hospital, where she was treated. Unfortunately, the said Rukmani died on 04.05.2012 at about 6.15 a.m. Based on