V.Arunpandiyan v. State Of Tamilnadu, Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.06.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.10124 of 2021 V.Arunpandiyan

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.State by, The Inspector of Police, Vikravandi Police Station Villupuram District.

2.R.Purushothaman

...Respondents

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records in FIR No.132 of 2019 pending on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Jaisingh For Respondents: Mr.A.Damodaran R1 Government Advocate (Crl. side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.132 of 2021 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Vikravandi Police Station, Villupuram District. 2.

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 . 3.

An affidavit dated Nil April 2021 has been filed before this Court which have been signed by the petitioner 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.132 of 2019, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Vikravandi Police Station, Villupuram District is quashed and the terms of the affidavit shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioner and also all the other accused persons shall jointly pay a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), as costs, to the CHIEF MINISTER'S PUBLIC 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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CCC) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar rli To 1.The Inspector of Police, Vikravandi Police Station Villupuram District.

(Crime No.132 of 2019) 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

3.The Secretary Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund Tamil Nadu, Chennai +1 CC to Mr.M. Jai Singh, Advocate sr 27595.

Crl.O.P.No.10124 of 2021 KV(CO) SP(13/07/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/