S.Poonima Nandhini vs The State
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                                                                           Crl.O.P.No.10038 of 2021

                                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                 DATED: 09.06.2021

                                                       CORAM

                                   THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

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                                                          and
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                     1. S.Poonima Nandhini
                     2. S.Gangadevi
                     3. Indira Priyadharsini
                     4. Sithiya M.S
                     5. Pooja A.R
                     6. Haneesha
                     7. Raji Rose A.D
                     8. Jimcy Jamie
                     9. Neethu Sakaria
                     10. S.Sreedevi
                     11. S.Sowmiya
                     12. G.Aravind
                     13. R.Selvaraj
                     14. Jagadeeshan.G
                     15. Karthick.S
                     16. Kavin.S                                           ... Petitioners

                                                              Vs

                     1. The State,
                        Represented by Inspector of Police,
                        Vadavalli Police Station,
                        Coimbatore District.
                        (Crime No.332 of 2019)

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                     2. Ramachandran
                        Sub-Inspector of Police,
                        Vadavalli Police Station,
                        Coimbatore.                                               ... Respondents

                     PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to
                     call for the records culminating in the charge sheet in S.T.C.No.7191 of
                     2020 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.VII, Coimbatore
                     District, quash the same.

                                           For Petitioners    : Mr.B.Mohan

                                           For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran
                                                             Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
                                                             (for R1)

                                                         ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the

proceedings in S.T.C.No.7191 of 2020, on the file of the learned Judicial

Magistrate No.VII, Coimbatore District.

2. The facts of this case is covered by the reported Judgments of this

Court in Jeevanandham and others Vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police

and another reported in (2018) 2 LW Crl 606 and Sri Raja Vs. State Rep.

By Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station, Virudhunagar

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District, and another reported in (2019) 2 LW Crl 350.

3. In the Considered view of this Court, no offence has been made out

against the petitioners. That apart, it is brought to the notice of this Court

that the Government has taken a policy decision that all the cases that were

registered against those who indulged in protest against the amendment to

Citizenship Act, is going to be withdrawn by the State. In view of the above,

no useful purpose will be served in keeping the proceedings pending in

S.T.C.No.7191 of 2020, on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate

No.VII, Coimbatore District and the same is hereby quashed.

4. This Criminal Original Petition is accordingly allowed.

Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To

1. The Judicial Magistrate No.VII, Coimbatore District,

2. The Inspector of Police, Vadavalli Police Station, Coimbatore District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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