O R D E R

The petitioner has filed this petition seeking to call for the records and to quash the FIR in Crime.No.964 of 2018, on the file of the respondent police.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the debate show in a television channel in the presence of all political parties, representatives of the State, and when the leaders spoke on their own volition, it would not amount to promotion of enmity or as prejudicial to maintenance of harmony. But before considering the legal principles as well as the right availed to the party concerned and based upon the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant, the respondent police filed an FIR against the petitioner punishable under Sections 153(A), 505(1)(b) IPC and 3(1) of TNPPDL Act.

In Crime No.964 of 2018.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the Press Council of India sent a notice stating that it has taken suo-moto cognizance of the registration of the case. He further submits that with malafide intention, FIR was filed with a view to intimidate the media house and the Channel. The attempt of the channel is to uplift the democracy by all means and it is not against the law. Hence, he prayed to quash the FI