Rafool Digital Publisher Opc Private Limited v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.09.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and Crl.M.P.No.6484 of 2022 1.Rafool Digital Publisher OPC Private Limited, represented by its Managing Director, Mr.Siva Narendiran No.24, Vijaya Complex, Chittor Road, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu.

2.Rafool Retail OPC Private Limited represented by its Managing Director, Mr.Siva Narendiran No.24, Vijaya Complex, Chittor Road, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu.

3.Siva Narendiran ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, CBCID, Pondicherry.

2.Jacob Varun Praveen S/o.Selvakumar ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., praying to call for the records and quash the First Information Report 1/4

registered against the petitioner in Crime No.18 of 2021, dated 10.11.2021 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Balavijayan For Respondents : Mr.M.V.Ramachandramurthy Additional Public Prosecutor [P] [R1] Mr.Prakash Adiapadam [R2] *****

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.18 of 2021 pending on the file of first respondent.

2. The case is still at the stage of investigation. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

3. An affidavit of second respondent/de-facto complainant has been filed before this Court. The third petitioner and second respondent were also present in person before this Court. In the affidavit, it has been stated that the petitioners and the second respondent have entered into a compromise and amicably settled their issues in Crime No.18 of 2021 2/4

pending on the file of first respondent. 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 case 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) and after exercising due caution as advised by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dhruv Gurjar and Another reported in (2019) 2 MLJ Crl 10, this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the case in Crime No.18 of 2021 pending on the file of first respondent.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.18 of 2021 pending on the file of first respondent, is quashed and the terms of affidavit shall form part and parcel of this order. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.1,500/- N.ANAND VENKATESH, J 3/4

gm (Rupees One Thousand and Five Hundred only) as costs, to the credit of the President, Advocates Clerk Association, Udumalpet (Bank of India, Udumalpet Branch, A/c No.824410110004383, IFSC Code:BKID0008244), within a period of two (2) weeks from today and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

Post this case under the caption 'for reporting compliance' on 16.10.2023.

22.09.2023 Note: Issue order copy by 06.10.2023 Speaking Order/Non-speaking Order Index :Yes/No gm To 1.The Inspector of Police, CBCID, Pondicherry.

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

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