Raghu Pranesh v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED:04.05.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Raghu Pranesh

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.State rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station, Perambalur District (Crime No.2265 of 2020) 2.Latha

...Respondents

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the entire records in connection with the impugned FIR in crime No.2265 of 2020 on the file of the first respondent Police and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Vijaya Ragavan For Respondent 1 : Mr.N.S.Suganthan, Government Advocate (Crl. side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.2265 of 2020 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station, Perambalur District. 2.

The petitioner is the sole accused in the above said case and the trial is pending. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves. 3.

A Joint Memo of Compromise dated 17.04.2023 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. 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 in the case of 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.2265 of 2020.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No2265 of 2020, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station, Perambalur District is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise dated 17.04.2023 shall form part and parcel of this Order.

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To 1.The Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station Perambalur District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J, nl 04.05.2023