J.Shankar v. State Rep By,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 23.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN J.Shankar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State Rep by Inspector of Police, Sunguvarchatram Police Station, Kancheepuram District, Crime No.100 of 2025 2.Jayalakshmi ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records and quash the FIR in Crime No.100 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.Esakkimuthu For Respondents For R1 : Mr.A.Gopinath, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.100 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Section 74 of BNS and Section 4 of TN Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002. 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 petitioner and the defacto complainant and also by the petitioner's counsel. All the parties are present and identified by the Police. In order to identify the respective parties, they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card and it 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.100 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.

5.

In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.100 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of the aforesaid Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/-, (Rupees Five Thousand only) as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu, forthwith and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

6.

Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 23.04.2025 Index : Yes/No (2/2) : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok

To 1.Inspector of Police, Sunguvarchatram Police Station, Kancheepuram District

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

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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