Jagadheesan v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.6159 of 2024 and Crl.M.P.No.4493 of 2024

1. Jagadheesan

2. Prakash

3. Balakrishnan

4. Vinoth

5. Manigandan

6. Muthu @ Muthuarasan

7. Aakash

8. Vengatesan

9. Mathi @ Mathivannan

10. Gunasekar @ Gunasekaran ... Petitioners Vs.

1. State by, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ranipet Sub-Division, Ranipet District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Arcot Taluk Police Station, Ranipet District, Crime No.266 of 2019.

3. Dakshnamoorthi ... Respondents

PRAYER : The Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records in Spl.SC.No.06 of 2024 (Special Court for SC/ST (POA), Vellore, Vellore District and quash the Charge Sheet pending against the petitioner.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.Silambuselvan For Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in Spl.S.C. No.6 of 2024 pending on the file of SC/ST POA Vellore, Vellore District.

2.

The case is still in the stage of trial. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

3.

The petitioners and the 3rd respondent /Defacto complainant

were also present in person before this Court. This Court enquired both the petitioners and the defacto complainant and confirmed that they entered into a compromise and amicably settled their issues in Spl.S.C. No.6 of 2024 pending on the file of SC/ST POA Vellore, Vellore District.. 4.

Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the case 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 Supreme 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, quash the proceedings in Spl.S.C. No.6 of 2024 pending on the file of SC/ST POA Vellore, Vellore District.

5.

This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Spl.S.C. No.6 of 2024 pending on the file of SC/ST

POA Vellore, Vellore District is quashed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Index : Yes/No 18.03.2024 Internet : Yes/No rka To

1. The SC/ST POA Vellore, Vellore District

2. State by, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ranipet Sub-Division, Ranipet District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Arcot Taluk Police Station, Ranipet District, Crime No.266 of 2019.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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Crl.O.P.No.6159 of 2024 and Crl.M.P.No.4493 of 2024 18.03.2024