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[5/22, 11:16] G Karuppasamy pandiyan, Advocate.: The Court cannot teach the ethicality to the people and it is for the Society to evolve and follow the ethical standards. [5/22, 11:17] G Karuppasamy pandiyan, Advocate.: This is excellent judgement. BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT RESERVED ON: 15.03.2021 DELIVERED ON: 19.04.2021 CORAM The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.ILANGOVAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15546 of 2017 and Crl.M.P.(MD).Nos.10350 & 11272 of 2017 Balamurugan @ Bala … Petitioner

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[5/22, 11:28] Sekarreporter1: Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15546 of 2017
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
RESERVED ON: 15.03.2021
DELIVERED ON: 19.04.2021
CORAM
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.ILANGOVAN
Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15546 of 2017
and
Crl.M.P.(MD).Nos.10350 & 11272 of 2017
Balamurugan @ Bala … Petitioner
Vs.
1. State Rep. By
The Inspector of Police,
District Crime Branch,
Tirunelveli.
(Crime No.21 of 2017)
2. N.Sandeep
The District Collector
O/o. The District Collector,
Tirunelveli District. … Respondents
Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to
call for the records in connection with FIR in Crime No.21 of 2017 on the
file of the first respondent for alleged offences under Section 501 of IPC
and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and quash the
same as illegal.
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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vanchinathan
For respondents : Mr.M.Ganesan
Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
for R1.
R2 – No appearance

ORDER
This petition has been filed, seeking to quash the First Information
Report in Crime No.21 of 2017, on the file of the first respondent Police.
2. The second respondent herein / de-facto complainant was working
as the District Collector during the relevant point of time and on
31.10.2017, he had lodged a complaint with the first respondent police, on
the following grounds:-
The accused, who is the petitioner herein, has published a cartoon in
his personal face book page on 24.10.2017, regarding the self immolation
incident that took place on 23.10.2017. In the cartoon, he portrays the
burning body of the baby, which was watched by three persons, without
clothes and carrying currency notes to cover their private parts. The said
three are named as the District Collector, the Superintendent of police and
the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. This cartoon is highly
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13. With the above observation, continuing the investigation against
the petitioner will make no purpose. In my considered opinion, no
criminality is involved in the cartoon and so, the criminal proceedings is
liable to be quashed.
14. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. First
Information Report in Crime No.21 of 2017 on the file of the First
Respondent stands quashed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous
petition is closed.
19.04.2021
Index : Yes/No
Internet : Yes/No
kmm
To
1. The Inspector of Police,
District Crime Branch,
Tirunelveli.
2. The Additional Public Prosecutor,
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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