Bhratthwaj Rajagopal v. The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.02.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

1. Bhratthwaj Rajagopal

2. R.Nirmala ... Petitioners Vs.

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

Crime No.41 of 2024.

2. Akshaya Muthukumar ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records in Crime No.41 of 2024, registered against the petitioner for the offences under Sections 498(A) and 406, 420 of Indian Penal Code on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same based on the Memorandum of Compromise dated 30.01.2025, in the interest of justice. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Govindaraju For Respondents For R1 : Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.R.Thamarai Selvan

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.41 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 498(A) and 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

2.

Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves. 3.

A Joint Affidavit of Compromise has been filed before this Court, which has been signed by the petitioner 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 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No.41 of 2024 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.

5.

In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.41 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Affidavit of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/-, (Rupees Five 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. 28.02.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order rts

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

rts To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thirumangalam.

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

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