P.Raghu v. State Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN 1.P.Raghu 2.Vetri @ Vetrivel 3.R.Kubendran 4.P.Suman ... Petitioners Vs.

1.State Rep by The Inspector of Police, E2 Royapettah Police Station, Chennai 2.Santhosh ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records in FIR 1474 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police and quash the same in the interest of justice.

For Petitioners : Mr.T.Gnana Banu 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.1474 of 2020 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 324 & 506(2) of IPC. 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 petitioners and the defacto complainant. 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.1474 of 2020 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.

5.

In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.1474 of 2020 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed in respect of the petitioners. The terms of the aforesaid Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioners shall jointly 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. 30.04.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok

To 1.The Inspector of Police, E2 Royapettah Police Station, Chennai

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

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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