Meganadhan v. The State By, The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06-03-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL OP NO. 6314 of 2025 AND CRL MP NO. 4036 OF 2025 MEGANATHAN S/o. Panchacharaqm, No.28, Pudu Street, Gowthampet, Ksapa, Gudiyatham Taluk, Vellore District-632 602.

Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The State By, The Inspector Of Police, Gudiyatham Town Police Station, Vellore District. Crime No.12 Of 2025.

2.Thasdakeer Respondent(s) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records in Crime No.12 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.D.Thirumoorthy For Respondent(s):

K.M.D.Muhilan Government Advocate Criminal Side for R1

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.12 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 196(1) & 351(2).

2. Pending this petition, 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 has been signed by the petitioners and the defacto complainant 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 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 Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No.1 of 2024 pending trial on the file of the first respondent.

5. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.12 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of

this Order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.2,000/-, (Rupees Two Thousand only) as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, Tamil Nadu, forthwith and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

6. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is allowed.

06.03.2025 Index : Yes/No dn To 1.The State By, The Inspector Of Police, Gudiyatham Town Police Station, Vellore District. Crime No.12 Of 2025.

2.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

dn Crl. O.P. No.6314 of 2025 06.03.2025