IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

Abdulkhader

S/o Mohamedmohideen ... Petitioner

Vs.

1. The State represented by its

The Inspector of Police,

Salem Town Police Station,

Salem District.

2. Gopinath,

S/o Mariyappan ..Respondents

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C, to call for the records pertaining to Charge Sheet in S.T.C.No.9267 of 2025 dated 06.07.2021 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Salem and quash the

same.

For Petitioner : Ms.K.Akshaya

For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja

Govt. Advocate (Crl.Side)

for R1

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in S.T.C.No.9267 of 2025 dated 06.07.2021 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Salem District.

2. The brief case of the prosecution is that the petitioner, along with certain others, indulged in a protest on 06.07.2021; hence, based on the complaint given by one C. Gunasekara, Sub-Inspector of Police, a case was registered in Cr.No.359 of 2021 for the offences under Sections 143 and 269 IPC read with Section 51(b) of the Disaster