Madras High CourtCRL OP/5959/2019disposed of

N.M.Karunakaran v. State Rep By

2019-03-28Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.03.2019 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.5959 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.3352 of 2019 1.N.M.Karunakaran 2.V.Senthil @ Senthilkumar ... Petitioners/Accused 1 & 2 Vs.

1.State rep by Inspector of Police, Economic Offences Wing-II, Chennai - 600 002 (Crime No.7 of 2006) 2.R.Venkatesan ... Respondents/Complainant & Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to call for the records in Crime No.7 of 2006 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Sivakumar For Respondents For R1 : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.7 of 2006 on the file of the first respondent registered for the offences under Section 5 of the TNPID Act, as against the petitioners.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that investigation in Crime No.7 of 2006 has been completed and final report has also been filed stating that there is an amount of Rs.2,20,000/- due to the victims by the petitioners. Hence, at this stage this criminal original petition cannot be entertained.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that there is an amount of Rs.2,20,000/- due to the victims and the petitioners are ready to settle the same to the victims. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

4. It appears that the complaint has been filed under Section 5 of TNPID Act. It is also seen that there is an amount of Rs.2,20,000/- due from the petitioners to the victims. Therefore, it is open to the petitioners to settle the amount to the victims and also to file an appropriate petition before the court concerned to compound the offence after settling the amount.

5. With the above observations, this criminal original petition is disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar lok To 1.The Inspector of Police, Economic Offences Wing-II, Chennai - 600 002 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras +1cc to Mr.S.Sivakumar, Advocate SR.No.29964 Crl.O.P.No.5959 of 2019 BR(CO) GMY(21/05/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/