Gnanasekaran v. State Rep By The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

1. Gnanasekaran

2. Renuka ... Petitioners Vs

1. State rep by the Inspector of Police, W-3 AWPS Vandalur, Chengalpattu.

Crime No.6/2025

2. Bhavani ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C/ 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records in Crime No.6 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of police AWPS, Vandalur, Chengalpattu and quash the same in so far as the petitioners. For Petitioners : Mr.M.Mubeen For R1 : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.6 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of police AWPS, Vandalur, Chengalpattu.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned

Government Advocate (Crl.side) for the first respondent and perused the materials available on record.

3. Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

4. A Joint Compromise Memo has been filed by the petitioners and the second respondent before this Court stating that now the first petitioner and the second respondent joined together living in very happiest manner. 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 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.

5. It is seen that now the first petitioner and the second respondent joined together and both are living happily and therefore, the petitioners need not go for an ordeal of trial.

6. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in

keeping the proceeding 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.6 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of police AWPS, Vandalur, Chengalpattu.

7. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.6 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of police AWPS, Vandalur, Chengalpattu, is hereby quashed as against the petitioners. The Joint Memo of Compromise filed by the petitioners and the second respondent shall form part and parcel of this Order.

8. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 29.04.2025 Internet:Yes Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non speaking order mn G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J,

mn To

1. The Inspector of Police, W-3 AWPS Vandalur, Chengalpattu,

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

29.04.2025