ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.717 of 2018, dated

03.08.2018, on the file of the first respondent for the offences under Section 4(1) of Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1959.

2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

3.The case of the prosecution is that on 03.08.2018, the de-

facto complainant, who is a Special Sub-Inspector of Police, lodged a complaint before the respondent police stating that the petitioner installed a flex banner measuring 15 x 10 feet for a family function near Chamber of Commerce, within their jurisdiction without obtaining permission which was in violation of law. Based on the complaint, a case in Crime No.717 of 2018 was registered for the offences under Section 4(1) of Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1959.

4.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the case has been registered for the offences under Section 4(1) of Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1959, which imposes a punishment which may extend to th