BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Reserved On : 06.12.2023 Pronounced On : 07.03.2024 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5177 of 2020 and Crl.M.P(MD)Nos.2973 and 2974 of 2020 Nithya .. Petitioner/ Accused No.5 Vs.

1. State represented by, The Inspector of Police, Thiruverumbur Police Station, Tiruchirapalli District. .. 1^st Respondent/Respondent

2. Ranjith Kumar .. 2^nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to call for the records in connection with the Charge sheet in S.C.No.148 of 2022 dated 07.09.2022 on the file of the District and Sessions Court, Trichy as against the Petitioner/Accused Rank-5 and quash the same as against the Petitioner/Accused Rank-5 alone.

(Amended as per order of the Court dated 04.01.2023 in Crl.M.P(MD)No.15832 of 2022 in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.5177 of 2020 by K.M.S.J.)

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Kathirvelu, Senior Counsel for Mr.D.Selvanayagam For Respondents : Mr.M.Muthumanikkam, Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

for R1 : Mr.T.R.Subramanian for R2

ORDER

This petition is filed to quash the Charge sheet in S.C.No.148 of

2022 dated 07.09.2022 on the file of the District an