Ramamurthy v. State By,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Ramamurthy ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State Rep by The Inspector of Police, G-5 Secretariat Colony Police Station, Chennai.

Crime No.4 of 2025.

2. Vardhini ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records of the case in Crime No.4 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Ramesh For Respondents For R1 : Mr.R.Vinothraj Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.4 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent, registered

for the offences under Sections 118(1), 351(3) of BNS and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. 2.

Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves. 3.

A Joint Compromise Memo 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 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 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No.4 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.

5.

In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.4 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this Order. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 07.04.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order rts To 1.The Inspector of Police, G-5 Secretariat Colony Police Station, Chennai.

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

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

rts 07.04.2025