Madras High CourtCRL OP/14971/2020allowed

Anand Kannappan v. State Rep. By

2021-04-22Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.04.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.14971 of 2020 1.Anand Kannappan 2.N.Kannappan 3.K.N.Meenal

...Petitioners

-Vs1.State rep by All Women Police Station W-19, Adyar Chennai-600 020.

2.A.R.N.Akshaya Lakshmi ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records pertaining to Crime No.10 of 2019 pending on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same.

For petitioners: Mr.A.Arulmozhi For respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 Mr.G.Rajkumar for R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to call for the records in connection with Crime No.10 of 2019 pending on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same. 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 of defacto complainant dated 30.03.2021 has been filed before this Court which has been signed by the defacto complainant and her counsel. All the parties are present through video conference and identified by their respective https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

counsel and the Police. In order to identify the respective parties, they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card and the same were 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.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.10 of 2019, on the file of the 1st respondent, is quashed and the terms of the affidavit of defacto complainant dated 30.03.2021 shall form part and parcel of this Order.

*The Xerox Copy of the affidavit enclosed Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar Jer To 1.The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station W-19, Adyar Chennai-600 020.

2.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras.

+2cc to M/sl.R.Anitha, Advocate Sr.24812 +1cc to Mr.A.Arulmozhi, Advocate Sr.24807 Crl.O.P.No.14971 of 2020 ssd[co] srg 03/05/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/