Sathiyaraj v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.06.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL.O.P.NO.18140 OF 2020 Sathiyaraj ... Petitioner/Accused Vs.

1. The State represented by, The Inspector of Police, Dusi Police Station Tiruvannamalai District.

(Crime No.280 of 2018) ... 1st Respondent/Complainant

2. Ashogan ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.1426 of 2020, quash the same.

For Petitioner :

Mr.G.Mageshkumar For R1 :

Mr.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R in Crime No. 1426 of 2020 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Dusi Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. 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.

A Joint Memo of Compromise has been filed before this Court which have been signed by the petitioner and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. 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.

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 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the First Information Report in Crime No.1426 of 2020.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.1426 of 2020, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Dusi Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order.

* Herein Enclosed the Xerox Copy of the Joint Memo of Compromise. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ham/rgi To

1. The Inspector of Police, Dusi Police Station Tiruvannamalai District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to M/s.G.Magesh Kumar, Advocate, S.R.No.39394 Crl.O.P.No.18140 of 2020 GPL(CO) RLP(13/07/2022)