Sathishkumar @ Naveen v. Inspector Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17.08.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.7047 of 2023 1.Sathishkumar @ Naveen 2.Dineshkumar 3.Viswanath Settu 4.A.Arun 5.Ranjith 6.Barathkumar @ Barath 7.Tamilarasan
...Petitioners
vs.
1.The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Vellore Taluk Police Station, Vellore District.
Crime No.658/2020 2.Jeyaseelan
...Respondent
PRAYER:
Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the entire records relating to Crime No.658 of 2020 pending before the 1st respondent and quash the same. Page No.1/5
For Petitioners : Mr.T.Meganathan For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor, for R1 Mr.D.Lakshmipathy for R2 ********
ORDER
The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.658 of 2020, pending on the file of the 1st respondent.
2. The case is still at the stage of investigation. The parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.
3. The Joint Memo of Compromise and the affidavit of the second respondent have been filed before this Court which have been signed by the petitioners and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioners and the second respondent were also present in person before this Court. In the joint compromise memo, it has been stated that the petitioners and the second respondent had entered into a compromise and amicably settled their issues in Crime No.658 of 2020. This Court also enquired both the parties and Page No.2/5
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), and after exercising due caution as advised by the Hon'ble Suprme Court in The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dhruv Gurjar and Another reported in (2019) 2 MLJ Crl 10, this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the First Information Report in Crime No.658 of 2020, on the file of the 1st respondent Police.
5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.658 of 2020, on the file of the 1st respondent police, is quashed and the terms of affidavit shall form part and parcel of this order. Each of the petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.500/- (Rupees 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 Page No.3/5
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. 17.08.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order nsa To 1.The Inspector of Police, Vellore Taluk Police Station, Vellore District.
Crime No.658/2020 2.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai 600 104..
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N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.
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