Thangaraj v. State By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.5868 of 2024

1. Thangaraj

2. Thachanamoorthi

3. Santhosh

4. Arun @ Arun Kumar

5. Deepak

6. Naveen Kumar

7. Praveen

8. Ramesh ..Petitioners Vs.

1. State by The Inspector of Police, Arcot Taluk police Station, Ranipet District.

2. Venkatesan ..Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to call for the records and quash the FIR in Crime No.267 of 2023 on the file of 1st respondent. For Petitioners : Mr.D.Thirumoorthy For Respondents 1 : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional public Prosecutor

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the first information report in Crime No.267 of 2023 on the file of the 1st respondent.

2.

The case is still at the stage of investigation. However, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

3.

The petitioners and the respondent/defacto complainant were also present in person before this Court. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement and amicably settled their issues in Crime No.267 of 2023. 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), and after exercising due caution as advised by the Hon'ble Suprme Court in The State of Madhya

Pradesh v. Dhruv Gurjar and Another reported in (2019) 2 MLJ Crl 10, this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the First Information Report in Crime No.267 of 2023, on the file of the 1st respondent Police.

5.

This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.267 of 2023, on the file of the 1st respondent police, is quashed in entirety.

18.03.2024 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order rka N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.

rka To

1. State by The Inspector of Police, Arcot Taluk police Station, Ranipet District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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