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sv sekar case full order of The Honourable Mr.Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.(MD) Nos.11494 & 12163 of 2018 Crl.O.P.Nos.5099 of 2019 & 6211 of 2021 & all connected pending Crl.M.Ps. S.Ve.Shekher …Petitioner in

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In the High Court of Judicature at Madras
Reserved on :
10.7.2023 Delivered on :
14.7.2023

Coram :
The Honourable Mr.Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH
Crl.O.P.(MD) Nos.11494 & 12163 of 2018
Crl.O.P.Nos.5099 of 2019 & 6211 of 2021 &
all connected pending Crl.M.Ps.

S.Ve.Shekher …Petitioner in
all the Crl.O.Ps.
Vs
1.Al.Gopalsamy, President,
Nellaipathirikaiyalar Mantram,
Tirunelveli …Respondent in
Crl.O.P.(MD) No. 11494 of 2018

2.Dalit Pandiyan …Respondent in
Crl.O.P.(MD) No. 12163 of 2018

3.S.Sekaran, Advisor for
Thiruvallur District Tamil Nadu
Reporter Press Protection
Welfare …Respondent in
Crl.O.P.No.5099
of 2019

4.The Inspector of Police, Cyber
Crime Cell, Central Crime
Branch, No.132, Commissioner
Office Building, EVK Sampath Road,
Vepery, Periyamet, Chennai-7.

5.A.Midhar Moideen
State General Secretary,
Tamil Nadu Journalist Protection
& Welfare Association, Chennai-87. …Respondents
1 & 2 in Crl.O.P.
No.6211 of 2021

PETITIONS under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code to call for the records respectively in
(i) C.C.No.154 of 2018 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.1, Tirunelveli (Crl.O.P. (MD) No.11494 of 2018);
(ii) C.C.No.223 of 2018 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.2, Karur (Crl.O.P.(MD) No.12163 of 2018);
(iii) S.T.C.No.276 of 2018 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Ambattur (Crl.O.P.No.5099 of 2019); and
(iv) C.C.No.62 of 2019 on the file of the Assistant Sessions Court, Additional Special Court for Trial of Cases relating to MPs and MLAs, Singaravelar Maligai, Chennai-1 (Crl.O.P. No.6211 of 2021)
and quash the same as against the petitioner .
For Petitioner –
(i) in Crl.O.P.(MD) Nos.11494
& 12163 of 2018 : Mr.AR.Jeya Rhuthran
(ii) in Crl.O.P.Nos.5099 of 2019
& 6211 of 2021 : Mr.Venkatesh Mahadevan
For Respondent in Crl.O.P.(MD)
No.11494 of 2018 : Mr.S.Rajasekar

For Respondent in Crl.O.P.(MD)
No.12163 of 2018 : Mr.R.Narayanan

For Respondent in Crl.O.P.No.
5099 of 2019 : Mr.R.Thirumoorthy

For Respondent-1 in Crl.O.P.No.
6211 of 2021 : Mr.Babu Muthu Meeran,
Additional Public Prosecutor

For Respondent-2 in Crl.O.P.No.
6211 of 2021 : served and no appearance

COMMON ORDER
The issue involved in all these criminal original petitions is common and hence, they are taken up together, heard and disposed of by this common order.

2. The brief facts leading to filing of these petitions are stated as hereunder :
(i) The petitioner in all these petitions is a past Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Mylapore Constituency during the years 2006-2011. The petitioner is said to have published/circulated an abusive, derogatory and vulgar comment in his facebook account on 19.4.2018.
(ii) The contents of the objectionable comment are extracted as hereunder :
“kJiu a+dpth;rpbAk;> fth;dUk; gpd;Nd fd;dpg; ngz;zpd; fd;dKk;.
me;j epUgh; ngz;iz fz;lhy; ghpjhgkhf cs;sJ. mtUf;F fth;dh; njhl;ljhy; mUtUg;G Vw;gl;L tpl;ljhk;. mtuJ Nehf;fk; ,ij itj;J fth;dh; kPJk; Nkhb kPJk; mtJ}W fpsg;GtJ kl;LNk vd;gJ mtuJ l;tPl;fisg; gbf;Fk;NghJ njhpa tUfpwJ. mtis njhl;ljpdhy; fth;dh;jhd; jd; iffis gpdhapy; tpl;Lf; fOt Ntz;Lk;. mrpq;fk; gpbj;j Nftykhd gpwtpfs; gbg;gwptpy;yhj Nftykhd nghJ mwptpy;yhj nghWf;fpfNs jkpofj;jpy; ngUk;ghYk; kPbahtpy; Ntiyf;F tUfpwhh;fs;. ,e;j ngz;Zk; mjw;F tpjptpyf;fy;y vd;gJ njhpfpwJ. gy;fiyf; fofq;fis tplTk; mjpf mstpy; nrf;Rty; mg;a+]; elg;gJ kPbahf;fspy; jhd;. nghpa Ml;fSld; gLf;fhky; mth;fshy; xU hpNghh;luhfNth nra;jp thrpg;gtuhfNth Mfp tpl KbahJ vd;gJ rkPgj;jpa gy Gfhh;fs; %yk; ntspNa te;j mrpq;fk;. ,e;j nkhfufl;ilfs;jhd; fth;diu Nfs;tp Nfl;f fpsk;gp tpLfpwhh;fs;. jkpofj;jpd; kpff; Nftykhd

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