R.Gautham Shankar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.06.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.Nos.8076 of 2020 and Crl. MP Nos.4053 and 4054 of 2020

1. R. Gautham Shankar

2. A. Ravishankar

3. Latha Ravishankar

4. R. Vaishnavi ...

Petitioners -Vs1. The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by the Inspector of Police, W25 All Women Police Station (AWPS) T.Nagar, Chennai.

(Crime No.8/19) ...1st Respondent/Complainant

2. Vandana Raj ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records pertaining to the F.I.R. dated 28.12.2019 in Crime No.8 of 2019 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.K.S.Karthik Raja For Respondents : Mr.Mohammed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.8 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, W25 All Women Police Station (AWPS), T.Nagar, Chennai.

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The case is still in the stage of investigation. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves by filing the Memorandum of compromise dated 27.02.2020. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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A Joint Memo of Compromise has been filed before this Court which have been signed by the petitioners and the second respondent 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 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the First Information Report in Crime No.280 of 2018.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.8 of 2019, on the file of the Inspector of Police, W25 All Women Police Station (AWPS), T.Nagar, Chennai, is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ub To

1. The Inspector of Police, W25 All Women Police Station (AWPS) T.Nagar, Chennai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.8076 of 2020 VD(CO) CB(10/07/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/