IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18.03.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.5566 of 2024 and Crl.M.P.No.4061 of 2024 Krishnakumar ... Petitioner Versus

1.The State Rep.by, The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Arumbakkam Range, Chennai.

2.The Inspector of Police, K-8, Arumbakkam Police Station, Chennai. (Crime No.287 of 2023)

3.Mr. Sasidharan ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 438 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, to call for the records and quash the proceedings in Crime No.287 of 2023 on 14.12.2023 pending on the file of the respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr. K. Karthik For Respondents : Mr. R. Vinothraja, (for R1)

Government Advocate (Criminal side)

: Mr. N. Vijayaraj, (for R2)

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in the First Information Report in Crime No.287 of 2023 pending on the file of the second respondent.

2. On the complaint lodged by the third respondent, the second respondent registered a First Information Report in Crime No.287 of 2023 for the offences under Sections 448, 294(b), 506(i) of IPC, r/w Section 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Schedu