M.Veeramani v. The Assistant Commissioner Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and Crl.M.P.No.4476 of 2025 M.Veeramani ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Assistant Commissioner of Police.

Koyambedu.

2.The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, K-10, Koyambedu Police Station, (Cr. No.130 of 2024)

3. V.Rani ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records of the FIR in Crime No.130 of 2024 on the file of the second respondent police and quash the FIR.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sankarasubbu For Respondents For R1 & R2 : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.130 of 2024 on the file of the second respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 3(l)(r), 3(l)(s), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 r/w Sections 406, 494 & 506(i) of IPC.

2.

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

A Joint Compromise Memo 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. 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.130 of 2024 pending investigation on the file of the second respondent.

5.

In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.130 of 2024 on the file of the second respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/-, (Rupees Five Thousand only) 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. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 14.03.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order rts

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

rts To

1. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Koyambedu.

2.The Inspector of Police, K-10, Koyambedu Police Station.

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

and Crl.M.P.No.4476 of 2025 14.03.2025