BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated: 23/06/2023 CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.OP(MD)No.5569 of 2023 and Crl.MP(MD)Nos.4867 and 4870 of 2023 Thangavel : Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs.

1.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Town Police Station, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.

(In Crime No.153 of 2015) : R1/Complainant

2.Kulanthaisamy : R2/De-facto Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition has been filed under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records pertaining to the charge sheet in CC No.40 of 2020 on the file of the Fast Track Court, Pattukottai, and to quash the same as illegal and pass further order or other orders.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Sivabalan for Mrs.C.Bharathi For 1st Respondent : Mr.B.Nambiselvan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This criminal original petition is filed seeking quashment of the case in CC No.40 of 2020 on the file of the Fast Track Court, Pattukottai.

2.The case of the prosecution is that on 23/12/2014 at about 04.30 am, when the de-facto complainant was sleeping in his house, the accused came there with stick, hit the grill gate, abused in filthy language and also criminally intimida