Navaneethakrishnan v. The State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.03.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No. 3547 of 2020 and Crl.M.P.No.2083 of 2020 Navaneethakrishnan

...Petitioner

Vs.

1. The State Rep.by Inspector of Police, Thudialur Police Station, Coimbatore District.

Crime No.675 of 2016.

2. Aswini

...Respondents

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records in FIR No.675 of 2016 dated 25.08.2016 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same and proper in the circumstances of the above case. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Raghuraman For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor for R1.

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R in Crime No. 675 of 2016 dated 25.08.2016 on the file of the first respondent police.

2.

The case is still in 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 has been filed before this Court which have been signed by the petitioner and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. All the parties are present and identified by their respective counsel and the Police. In order to identify the respective parties, they have https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card are 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 First Information Report 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. quashes the First Information Report in Crime No.675 of 2016.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.675 of 2016, on the file of the first respondent is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar Kv ENCL: Xerox Copy of Joint Memo of Compromise attached To

1. The Inspector of Police, Thudialur Police Station, Coimbatore District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.A.Raghuraman, Advocate, S.R.No. 19526 Crl.O.P.No. 3547 of 2020 GMR(CO) GN(30/06/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/