K.Vijayakannan v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 18.08.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.OP.No.5274 of 2020 and Crl.M.P.No.3013 of 2020 1.K.Vijayakannan 2.N.Kuppuswamy 3.Lekshmi ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State Rep by Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Thirumangalam, Chennai.

2.N.Susi ... Respondents Prayer :- The Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C to call for the records and quash the proceedings in Crime No.8/2017 pending on the file of the All Women Police Station, Thirumangalam, Chennai for offences under Sections 498 (A), 294(b), 406 and 506(ii) of IPC.

For Petitioners : M/s.Deepanuday For Respondents : Mr.S.Karthikeyan [R1] Additional Public Prosecutor Mr.U.Karunakaran for R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.8 of 2017 pending on the file of the All Women Police Station, Thirumangalam, Chennai 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 petitioners and the second https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

respondent and also by their respective counsel. All the parties are present and identified by their respective counsel and the Police. 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.8 of 2017.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.8 of 2017, on the file of the All Women Police Station, Thirumangalam, Chennai, is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order.

sd/ ASSISTANT REGISTRAR /TRUE COPY/ SUB-ASSISTANT REGISTRAR pns To The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Thirumangalam, Chennai.

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