O RDER

This petition is filed seeking quashment of FIR in Crime No.451 of

2016 on the file of the 1st respondent Police registered against the petitioner / first Accused for the offense punishable under Sections 294(b), 323, 324 and

506(i) IPC.

2.The facts as per the records would go to show that the defacto complainant is running a shop in the name and style of Indian Motor TVS at Othakadai, Madurai District and he married the sister of the petitioner. The sister of the petitioner asked the defacto complainant to sell his property. As he refused to sell the same, the petitioner and his sister waylaid the defacto complainant and abused him with filthy language. Hence, the case has been registered in Crime No.451 of 2016 for the aforesaid offences.

3.Apart from other grounds, the major ground, on which the petitioner has sought for quashment of FIR, is that the respondent police could not file the charge sheet in respect of the offence committed in the year 2016, thereby there is a bar under Section 468 Cr.P.C., from taking cognizance.

4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the 1st respondent, on the other hand, submitted that even though seven years have been lapsed from the dat