Venkatesan v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.04.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.No.7680 of 2023

1. Venkatesan

2. Chandru @ Jayachanddran

3. Nandakumar ... Petitioners

Versus

1.State Rep., by The Inspector of Police, B7, Vellavedu Police Station, Thiruvallur District.

2.S.Mani @ Veeramani ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to call for the records and quash the F.I.R in Crime No.2503 of 2020 dated 27.08.2020 on the file of the 1st respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Dwarkanath For R1 : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.K.Lokeshkanna 1/4

O R D E R

The petition is to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.2503 of 2020 for the offences under Sections 294(b) and 324 of I.P.C. 2.Admittedly, the petitioners and the second respondent/defacto complainant are close relatives.

3.Today, when the matter was called, the learned counsels for the petitioner and the second respondent submitted that parties have arrived at a settlement and the second respondent has decided to withdraw the allegations in the FIR and prayed for quashing of the final report on the basis of the compromise.

4.Both the parties are present today and have signed the Joint Memo of Compromise along with their learned counsels. The said Joint Memo of Compromise is taken on record. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, there would be no useful purpose in keeping the proceedings on the file of the 1st respondent Police pending. Hence, the impugned F.I.R is quashed.

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5.With the above observations, the Criminal Original Petition is allowed.

11.04.2023 srn Index: Yes/No Speaking Order / Non-Speaking Order To 1.The Inspector of Police, B7, Vellavedu Police Station, Thiruvallur District.

2.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras Chennai - 600 104.

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SUNDER MOHAN, J srn Crl.O.P.No.7680 of 2023 11.04.2023 4/4