Vinayagam v. The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.02.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

1. Vinayagam

2. Jothi

3. Muniyammal

4. Uma

5. Susila

6. Vethavalli

7. Jayanthi

8. Tamilarasi ....

Petitioners Vs

1. The State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Walajapet Police Station, Ranipet District.

(Crime No 44 of 2023)

2. Raj Kumar ....

Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records relating to FIR in Crime No.44 of 2023 on the file of 1st respondent police and quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.Sunil Kumar R For R1 : Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.44 of 2023 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 448, 294(b) and 506(ii) of IPC and Section 3 of TNPPDL Act.

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 the learned counsel for the petitioners. All the parties are present and identified by the 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 528 of BNS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No.44 of 2023 pending on the file of the first respondent.

5.

In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.44 of 2023 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 petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.1,000/-, (Rupees One Thousand only) each 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. 27.02.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order Lpp

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

Lpp To 1.The Inspector of Police, Walajapet Police Station, Ranipet District.

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

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