D.A.Lokesh v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN 1.D.A.Lokesh 2.T.Tharshan ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Sub-Inspector of Police, V3, J J Nagar Police Station, Chennai 600 037 2.Mageshwari ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records in Crime No.252 of 2025 on the file of the Sub Inspector of Police, V3 JJ Nagar Police Station, Chennai 600 037 and quash the same and all further proceedings arising therefrom.

For Petitioners : M/s.Thenmozhi Shivaperumal 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.252 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 296(b) & 115(2) of BNS and Section 4 of TN Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. 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 the Police. In order to identify the respective parties, they have also produced a copy of their respective identity cards 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.

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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.252 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.

5.

In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.252 of 2025 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 jointly pay a sum of Rs.10,000/-, (Rupees Ten 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.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 30.04.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok

To 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, V3, J J Nagar Police Station, Chennai 600 037

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

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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