Janakiraman v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.03.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.5179 of 2021 1.Janakiraman

2. Parasuraman

3. Sivaraj

4. Tamilselvan

5. Santhosh Petitioners vs.

1. State, Rep. by its Inspector of Police, Thirunavalur Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

2. Banu Kumar Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to quash the FIR in Crime No.02 of 2021 on the file of the Thirunavalur Police station, Kallakurichi District .

For Petitioner : Mr.Krishnasamy chinnasamy For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohammed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor for R1

Mr.M.Sasi Santhosh for R2

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.02 of 2021, 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. The Affidavit dated 19.02.2021 has been filed by the 2nd respondent/de-facto complainant before this Court. The petitioners and the second respondent were also present through Video conferencing and they were identified by Mr.Muthukumaran, Sub Inspector of Police, Thirunavalur Police Station, Kallakurichi District. In order to identify the respective parties they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card and it is made part of the record. In the affidavit it has been stated that the petitioners and the second respondent have

entered into a compromise and amicably settled their issues in Crime No.02 of 2021. 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), 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.02 of 2021, on the file of the 1st respondent Police.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a

sequel, the FIR in Crime No.02 of 2021, on the file of the 1st respondent police, is quashed and the terms of affidavit shall form part and parcel of this order. [ The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.2500/- (Rupees Two 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, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is also closed.

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To

1. State, Rep. by its Inspector of Police, Thirunavalur Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, Puducherry.

N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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