R.Ramesh Kumar v. The State Rep. By Its Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.9161 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.No.6067 of 2025 1.R.Ramesh Kumar 2.R.Muthukan @ Muthu ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State Rep. by its Inspector of Police W33, All Women Police Station, Virugambakkam, Chennai.

2.B.Krithika ..Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records of FIR in Crime No.12 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same.

For Petitioners : M/s.B.Sharmila

For R1 : Mr.A.Gopinath, Government Advocate (crl.side) For R2 : Mr.R.Subburaj

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.12 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 498 (A), 342 and 406 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 second respondent 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 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.,/Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No.12 of 2024 pending on the file of the first respondent.

5.

In view of the above, the FIR in Crime Crime No.12 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) in total 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. 27.03.2025 : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order shk

To 1.Inspector of Police W33, All Women Police Station, Virugambakkam, Chennai.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

shk Crl.O.P.No.9161 of 2025 and Crl.M.P.No.6067 of 2025 27.03.2025