Surya Narayanan v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.03.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.OP.No.2113 of 2021 and Crl.MP.No.1168 of 2021 Surya Narayanan

...Petitioner

.Vs.

1.State rep.by The Inspector of Police, W-25, All Women Police Station, Ambattur, Chennai 600 053.

..1st Respondent/ Complainant 2.S.Vidya .. 2nd Respondent/ De facto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in Crime No.8 of 2019, on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the FIR against the petitioner.

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For Petitioner : Mr.L.Infant Dinesh For Respondents : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate for R 1

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.8 of 2019, pending on the file of the 1st respondent.

2. The case is still at the stage of investigation. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

3. A Joint Memo of Compromise, dated 02.03.2021, has been filed before this Court which have been signed by the petitioner and the 2nd respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioner and the 2nd respondent were also present in person before this Court and they were identified by Mr.V.Ramani, W-25, All Women Police Station, Chennai-53. In order to identify the respective parties they have also produced 2/6

the copies of the Aadhaar Card and it is made part of the record. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.

4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the case pending, even though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature. In the light of the guidelines given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in (2017) 9 SCC 641-(Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath), this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C., quash the First Information Report in Crime No.8 of 2019, on the file of the 1st respondent Police.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, investigation in Crime No.8 of 2019, on the file of the 1st respondent police, is hereby quashed and the terms of Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this order. The 3/6

petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.1,500/- (Rupees one thousand five hundred only) as costs, to the credit of the President, Tamil Nadu Advocates Clerk Association, Madras High Court, Chennai (Indian Bank, High Court Branch, A/c No.484026006, IFSC Code:IDIB000M157), within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To

1. The Inspector of Police, W-25, All Women Police Staton, Ambattur, Chennai 600 053.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N. ANAND VENKATESH, . J.

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