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This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking to quash the proceedings pending against him in P.R.C.No.8 of 2010 on the file of the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai.
2. The brief facts of the case is as follows:-
On 19.02.2009, the higher officials of Chennai City Police on preventive measure, had deployed police force in the premises of Madras High Court to give protection to Dr.Subramanian Swamy, considering the earlier scuffle that took place on 17.02.2009 when he attended the Court and during the course of the day, the police made attempts to arrest the advocates, who said to have attacked Dr.Subramanian Swamy on 17.02.2009. At about 2.00 pm., around 150 lawyers, who were to be arrested instead of their surrender gathered near B2-Esplanade Police Station and demanded the arrest of Dr.Subramanian Swamy for abusing some lawyers in the name of their caste. Due to this, there was pandemonium and pelting of stones and also some lawyers set the police station ablaze. Hence, a case was registered for the alleged offences under Sections 120B https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis r/w. Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 325, 332, 333, 353, 436 and 450 of IPC and Section 3(1) and 4 of the TN (Prevention f Destruction and Loss) Act by the State police and on the direction of this Court, investigation was taken over by the CBI and on completion of the same, a charge sheet was filed by them against 32 lawyers and the petitioner herein has been arrayed as A28 in the said case, which was taken on file by the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai in P.R.C.No.8 of 2010.