John Bosco vs The Revenue Divisional Officer on 10 April, 2007

Madras High Court Madras High Court John Bosco vs The Revenue Divisional Officer on 10 April, 2007 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10/04/2007 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.RAJASURIA Crl.O.P.(MD).No.2978 of 2007 and M.P.(MD)No.2 of 2007 1.John Bosco 2.Lurdhu mary 3.Joe 4.Nagarathinam 5.Kannadasan ... Petitioners Vs 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Ramanathapuram. 2.The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Kenikkarai Police Station, Ramanathapuram. ... Respondents Prayer Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records relating to the proceedings in Na.Ka.No.A4/9747/2006 dated 09.03.2007 passed by the first respondent herein and quash the same. !For Petitioner : Mr.E.Elil Selvi For Respondents: Mr.L.Murugan
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Government Advocate (Crl. Side) :ORDER This petition has been filed to call for the records relating to the proceedings in Na.Ka.No.A4/9747/2006 dated 09.03.2007 passed by the first respondent herein and quash the same. 2. The facts giving rise to the filing of this petition as stood exposited from the records could be portrayed thus: The Sub Divisional Executive Magistrate and Sub Collector, Ramanathapuram, by his order dated 09.03.2007 signed on 12.03.2007, presumably passed under Section 111 Cr.P.C for invoking Section 107 Cr.P.C contains the names of two rival parties. 3. Challenging and impugning the method and manner in which the rival parties are being proceeded against by the learned Executive Magistrate, this petition has come to be filed. 4. Heard both sides. Perused the records. 5. In the facts and circumstances of this case, I would like to recollect the dictum of this Court in Muthusamy & Others v. The Inspector of Police, Mallasamudram Police Station, Mallasamudram, Namakkal District & Others reported in 1999 M.L.J.(Crl.)473(Mad.). An excerpt from it, would run thus: "My attention is invited to the ruling reported in Athianna Gounder v. Nachiappan, 1982 L.W.(Crl.)61. Wherein a learned Judge of this Court has held that the impugned order of the Magistrate passed under Section 111 of Criminal Procedure Code clubbing both A and B parties to execute bonds each for Rs.1,000 to keep peace for one year and to bind themselves not to commit any breach of peace or to do any action that may cause breach of peace during the said period of one year is illegal and set aside the same. To the same effect are the decisions reported in (1) Natesa Thevar v. Executive Magistrate, (1987)L.W.(Crl.)49; (2)Sekar v. R.Padmalosai, 1987 L.W.(Crl.)262 and (3) Balasundaram, T.R.A. v. T.R.Sellamuthu, 1987 L.W.(Crl.)332. Learned Government Advocate for the respondents 1 and 2 submitted that the period of one year has already expired and therefore, no order need be passed by this Court. I am unable to agree with the submission made on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2. The question is whether the order passed by the Sub- Divisional Executive Magistrate and Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruchengode is legal or not. I am clearly of the opinion that the correct position of law has been stated in the above decisions and I agree with the same. Hence, I find the impugned order is illegal and cannot be sustained". 6. In the light of the aforesaid dictum of this Court, if this is analysed, it is at once crystal clear that the said notice which is presumably a preliminary order under section 111 Cr.P.C dated 09.03.2007 signed on 12.03.2007 in Na.Ka.A4/9747/06 is liable to be quashed. In the result, by allowing this petition, the proceedings in Na.Ka.No.A4/9747/2006 dated 09.03.2007 passed by the first respondent herein, is quashed and it is open for the learned Executive Magistrate to take action as against the parties separately strictly in accordance with law, if he chooses to so depending upon necessity. Consequently, connected M.P.(MD)No.2 of 2007 is also closed. To 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Revenue Divisional Office, Ramanathapuram.
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2.The Inspector of Police, Kenikkarai Police Station, Ramanathapuram. 3.The Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

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