COMMON ORDER

These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.375 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Tirunelveli.

2.Brief facts of the case, which are common in both the petitions:-

The marriage proposal was arranged between one Shanthi, daughter of the de-facto complainant and the second accused, namely, Balakumara Raja. The betrothal was performed on 23.02.2014 at about 10.00 a.m and the marriage was fixed to be performed on 13.04.2014. There was misinformation about the physical condition of Shanthi to the accused Nos.1 and 2. So, they stopped the marriage. When the de-facto complainant approached the accused for performance of marriage, they told that the second accused was not willing to marry Shanthi. So, all the accused are punishable under Section 417 IPC and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. Based upon the complaint given by the defacto complainant, the case in Crime No.11 of 2015 was registered on 28.07.2015 and after completion of the investigation, final report was filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.3, Tirunelveli and it was taken on file in C.C.No.375 of 2017. S