COMMON ORDER

These petitions have been filed to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.

1397 of 2017 on the file of the XV Metropolitan Magistrate, George Town, Chennai, in which cognizance was taken for the offences under Sections 499 r/w 500 of IPC.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respondent filed a complaint on 17.05.2017 against the petitioners and other accused persons for prosecution of defamation. Allegedly, the petitioners gave an interview on 05.09.2016 to Puthiya Thalaimurai Channel, wherein certain accusations were made against the complainant, leading to damage to his reputation, the complainant being a financier by profession had charged exorbitant interest from his customers and many of them had committed suicide. He also submitted that certain allegations were made in the complaint stating that he has given the above interview to A1 news channel wherein he has stated about the complaint who used to indulge in all kinds of misdeeds to recover the loan amount from his customers. According to the complainant, the interview telecasted through A1 channel had resulted in total damage to the reputation of the complainant. He further submitted that

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