The State rep byInspector of Police v. PRAYERCriminal Original Petition filed u/s.482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records

CRL OP No. 24547 of 2025IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 09-09-2025CORAMTHE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMARCRL OP No. 24547 of 2025 &Crl.M.P.Nos.16793 and 16792 of 20251. Mohamed KuraishS/o.Hammedh Basha, No.32, Karunanithi Street, Saidapet, Chennai - 15. Petitioner(s)Vs1. The State rep by Inspector of Police, J-1, Saidapet Police Station, Chennai District. Crime No.884/20182.SaravananS/o.Radhakrishnan, No.185, F-Block, 7th Floor, TNSCB Perumbakkam, Chennai District. Respondent(s)PRAYERCriminal Original Petition filed u/s.482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records and https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 24547 of 2025quash the further proceeding in C.C.No.976/2025 pending on the file of learned IX Metropolitan Magistrate Court-Saidapet. For Petitioner(s):P.MuthamizhselvakumarFor Respondent: Mr.R.Vinothraja, GA (crl.side)ORDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceeding in CC.No.976 of 2023 on the file of IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Govt. Advocate (crl.side) for the first respondent and perused the materials available on record.

The case of the prosecution is that on 19.09.2018, when the second respondent was waiting for his brother near Jeenis Road, Saidapet, as his two wheeler broke down, a group of 5 unidentified persons attacked the second respondent and damaged his two wheeler. When the second respondent tried to call his brother, one of them had snatched his mobile phone. Hence, the complaint. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 24547 of 20254. On receipt of the complaint, the first respondent had registered FIR on Crime No. 884 of 2018 for the offences punishable under section 379 of IPC.

The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that due to wordy quarrel between the accused and the second respondent, they snatched his mobile phone and immediately handed over to the second respondent. Even then, the first respondent has registered the FIR for the offences punishable under section 379 of IPC.

Now, the first respondent had completed the investigation and also filed a final report and the same has been taken cognizance in C.C.No.976 of 2023, and it is pending for trial on the file of the IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet. The petitioner was arrayed as A2 in C.C.No.976 of 2023.