Anurag Jain v. State By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.09.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.13238 of 2020 and M.P.Nos.5157 & 5158 of 2020 Anurag Jain ... Petitioner Vs.

1. State by Inspector of Police Central Crime Branch, XVII Team, ALGS, Vepery, Chennai 600 007.

2. N.Srinivas rep.by his power of Attorney D.Srinivas ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records related to the case in Crime No.489 of 2013 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same as against the petitioner/accused No.4. For Petitioner : M/s.S.Nambirajan For Respondents : Mr.S.Karthikeyan Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to call for the records related to the case in Crime No.489 of 2013 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same as against the petitioner/accused No.4.

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. Affidavit 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. 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.489 of 2013.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.489 of 2013, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, XVII Team, ALGS, Vepery, Chennai is quashed and the affidavit shall form part and parcel of this Order. Petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.10,000/-, (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, High Court, Madras, 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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Inspector of Police Central Crime Branch, XVII Team, ALGS, Vepery, Chennai 600 007.

2. The Sub Assistant Registrar Accounts Section, High Court, Madras.

3. The Section Officer, Crl. Section, High Court, Madras.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

Crl.O.P.No.13238 of 2020 and M.P.Nos.5157 & 5158 of 2020 SSI(CO) RV(09/12/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/