Dhanansezhiyan v. The State Rep By, Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

1. Dhanansezhiyan

2. Sumathi

3. Arul Kumar ... Petitioners Vs 1.State Rep. by The Inspector of Police Pachal Police Station Tiruvannamalai (Crime No.229 of 2023) 2.Mangai ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 in Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records in connection with Crime No.229 of 2023 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, Pachal Police Station, Tiruvannamalai and quash the same in respect of the petitioners/Accused No.1 to 3 herein.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Kartik For Respondent : Mr.A.Gopinath, for R1 Government Advocate (Crl. Side) Mr.R.Dileepan, for R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.229 of 2023 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 341, 352 and 24 of IPC, 1860.

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 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 and is 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.229 of 2023 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.

5. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.229 of 2023 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) as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, Tamil Nadu, forthwith and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance to the Registry.

6. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 22.04.2025 Index:Yes/No AT

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J, AT To 1.The Inspector of Police Pachal Police Station Tiruvannamalai (Crime No.229 of 2023) 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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