BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Reserved On : 01.02.2024 Pronounced On : 22.02.2024 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN Crl.O.P.(MD) No.15117 of 2020 and Crl.M.P.(MD) Nos.7251 and 7252 of 2020 Ganapathy ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs.

1. Inspector of Police, Land Grabbing Special Cell, Pudukottai, (Crime No.34 of 2013) ... Respondent/Complainant

2. Venkata Subramanian ... Respondent/De-facto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to call for the records and quash the proceedings in C.C.No.4 of 2020, pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Pudukkottai in respect of this petitioner alone.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Gowthaman, Senior Counsel for Mr.Swarnam.J.Rajagopal For Respondents : Mr. E.Antony Sahaya Prabhagar, Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 : Mr.P.H.Manoj Pandian, for Mr.S.Elambharathi for R2

ORDER

The petitioner the Accused No.1 in C.C.No.4 of 2020 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Pudukkottai, filed this petition to quash the proceeding against him in C.C.No.4 of 2020.

2.The petitioner and other accused are said to have committed offence under Sections 120(B), 420, 465, 468,