IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 09.04.2010 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM Crl.O.P.No.20284 of 2007 and M.P.No.1 of 2007 Baskar .. Petitioner Vs State represented by The Sub-Inspector of Police Pennalur Pettai Police Station Thiruvallur District. .. Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code praying to call for the records of the FIR in Crime No.73 of 2007 on the file of the respondent and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.R.C.Paul Kanagaraj For Respondent : Mr.J.C.Durairaj Government Advocate (Crl.Side) O R D E R The petitioner, who is a practising advocate and stands arrayed as 1st accused in Crime No.73 of 2007 on the file of the respondent police for offence under Sections 147, 153(A), 341, 188 and 506(ii) IPC r/w. Section 71A of CLA Act seeks to quash proceedings as against him. 2.The petitioner is a person engaged in social work towards upliftment of the downtrodden and equal placement of schedule caste and schedule tribes before the other communities. The complaint has been lodged by the Village Administrative Officer informing causing of disturbances and forceful downing of shutters of shops at about 2 p.m. on 20.05.2007 at Pennalurpettai. Such incident is said to have occurred owing to some dispute in the course of feeding conducted at Anjaneyar temple near Pennalurpettai. It is alleged that the petitioner has abused the shopkeepers and forced them to pull down the shutters. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that no overtact was attributed to the petitioner, who is an advocate by https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ profession. Further, the Village Administrative Officer had acted on the complaint of the traders association, Pennalurpettai which has been forwarded to him. It is submitted that the Village Administrative Officer has not enclosed the complaint of the traders association received by him, along with his complaint. It is in such circumstance, the learned counsel submits that it is fit case for quash of proceedings as against the petitioner. 4.I have heard the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) on the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5.On consideration of merits and on being satisfied that the non-filing of the compliant of the traders association, which would be the first report in the case would cause the petitioner grave prejudice and also that no overtact was attributed to the present petitioner, this Court is inclined to allow this petition. 6.Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition is allowed. The proceedings in FIR in Crime No.73 of 2007 on the file of the respondent shall stand quashed in so far this petitioner is concerned. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Asst. Registrar //true copy// Sub Asst.Registrar gm To 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police Pennalur Pettai Police Station Thiruvallur District. 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Crl.O.P.No.20284 of 2007 and M.P.No.1 of 2007 MG {CO} TP/22.4.2010. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/