Sathiyaraj v. The State, Rep By The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN 1.Sathiyaraj

2. Dharani Nagarani ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State Rep. by Rep by The Inspector of Police, K-1, Sembium Police Station, Chennai.

(Cr.No.1084 of 2021)

2. A.Dhanalakshmi ... Respondents PRAYER: The Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C/ Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records in C.C.No.235 of 2022 on the file of the V Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore and to quash the entire proceedings against the petitioners.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Rangarajan For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for R1 : Mr.V.G.Velumurugan for R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the C.C.No.235 of 2022 on the file of the V Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore, thereby taken cognizance for the offences under Sections 448, 294B, 323 and 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 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.235 of 2022 on the file of the V Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore 5.

In view of the above, the proceedings in C.C.No.235 of 2022 on the file of the V Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore, 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 Inspector of Police, K-1, Sembium Police Station, Chennai.

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

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

Vv 03.04.2025