IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06.10.2023 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL.O.P.No.12649 of 2021 and Crl.MP.No.7015 of 2021

1.Alexpandiyan

2.Manikandan ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State, represented by The Inspector of Police, Saravanapatti Police Station, Coimbatore

2.G.Gnanaprakash ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records in FIR.No.2438 of 2020 dated 28.11.2020 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, Saravanampatti Police Station, Coimbatore District and to quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Krishna Kumar For Respondents For R1 : Mr.A.Gopinath, Government Advocate(crl.side)

ORDER

This criminal original petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in crime No. 2438 of 2020 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent / police, registered for the offence under Section 328 of IPC and Sections 7 of Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 insofar as the petitioner.

2. The case of the prosecution is that one, G.Gnanaprakash, Sub-

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