Girish Anand v. State By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.10.2021

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA CRL.O.P.NO.15360 OF 2019 AND CRL.M.P.NO.7562 OF 2019 1.Girish Anand 2.S.Sandhya 3.K.N.Raja 4.N.R.Karpagam 5.N.R.Chandra Shekar ..Petitioners/Accused 1,4 to 7 Vs.

1. State by, Sub Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF-II, Team-IXA, Vepery, Chennai - 07.

..1st Respondent/Complainant

2. S.Viswanathan ..2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records and to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.493 of 2018 on the file of the Sub Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF II, Team IX-A, Vepery, Chennai as against petitioners. For Petitioners : Mr.Arokia Raj for M/s.K.R.Ramesh Kumar For Respondents : Mrs.G.V.Kasthuri Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 Mr.Abishek Murmy for M/s.Udhaya Kumar for R2

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C, to call for the records and to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.493 of 2018 on the file of the Sub Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF II, Team IX-A, Vepery, Chennai.

2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent submitted that during the pendency of the proceedings, the parties worked out some settlement between themselves and the terms of settlement have been reduced into writing, as shown in the Joint Memo of Compromise, filed by the parties on 05.11.2020 before this Court.

3. Despite the matter was posted for appearance of the parties, the learned counsel submitted that due to some personal reasons, the parties could not make their appearance. Since the matter has already been settled between the petitioners and the second respondent, there is no point in keeping this proceedings pending.

4. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition stands closed. In this connection, the first respondent is directed to record the statements of the second respondent and close the case. The second respondent is directed to co-operate and make his appearance before the Investigation Officer for getting his statement with regard to compromise, within two weeks. On the appearance of the second respondent, the first respondent would record the statement immediately and close accordingly. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-V) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar Pns

To The Sub Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF-II, Team-IXA, Vepery, Chennai - 07.

Copy To The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to M/s.K.R.Ramesh Kumar, Advocate, S.R.No.56467 Crl.O.P.No.15360 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.7562 of 2019 RSI(CO) RLP(24/11/2021)