Ayyanar v. The State Represented By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

1. Ayyanar

2. Nandhagopal ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Pudupet Police Station, Cuddalore District.

2. Suresh Kumar ... Respondents PRAYER: The Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to call for the records in C.C.No.71 of 2016 is pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Panruti and to quash the same as against the petitioners.

For Petitioners : Mr.K.Raveendran For Respondents : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for R1

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the C.C.No.71 of 2016 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Panruti, thereby taken cognizance for the offences under Sections 341, 294(b), 324 and 506(ii) of IPC.

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 proceeding 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, quashes the proceeding in C.C.No.71 of 2016 pending trial on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Panruti.

5.

In view of the above, the proceedings in C.C.No.71 of 2016 pending trial on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Panruti, is hereby quashed as against the petitioners. The terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioners shall jointly pay a sum of Rs.5,000/-, (Rupees Five Thousand only) as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, Tamil Nadu, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order 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. 03.04.2025 Vv To

1. The Judicial Magistrate-II, Panruti.

2. The Inspector of Police, Pudupet Police Station, Cuddalore District.

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

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

Vv 03.04.2025