Vasunthara v. State Rep. By
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 14.03.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
1. Vasunthara
2. Kesavan
3. Lingeshwaran ... Petitioners Vs
1. State represented by The Inspector of Police, Jolarpet Police Station, Thirupattur District.
2. Sulochana ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C/ 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records pending on the file of the first respondent Police in Crime No.617 of 2024 and quash the criminal proceeding.
For Petitioners : Mr.E.Kannadasan For R1 : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.side)
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.617 of 2024 on the file of first respondent herein.
2. Pending this petition, 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 has been signed by the petitioners 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 482 Cr.P.C.,/Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No.617 of 2024 pending trial on the file of the first respondent.
5. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.617 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Memo of Compromise dated 25.02.2025 shall form part and parcel of this Order. Each of the petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.2,000/-, (Rupees Two 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. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.
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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J, mn To
1. The Inspector of Police, Jolarpet Police Station, Thirupattur District.
2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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