Sathrasala Sugunakar v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.06.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

1. Sathrasala Sugunakar

2. S.Suneetha

3. B.Suresh 4.E.Sudarsan

...Petitioners

Vs.

1. The Inspector of Police, C1, Flower Bazaar Police Station, Chennai.

(Crime No.811/2020)

2. Sampalal

...Respondents

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to record the Compromise Memo entered between the first party and second party and quash the FIR in Crime No.811 of 2020 pending on the file of Inspector of Police, C1, Flower Bazaar Police Station, Chennai. For Petitioners : Mr.P.Vijayakumar For Respondent R1 : Mr.A.Gopinath, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.811 of 2020 on the file of the Inspector of Police, C1, Flower Bazaar Police Station, Chennai .

2. There is a counter case in regard to the occurrence. 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 by both the parties before this Court which have been signed by the petitioners 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.

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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 Nos.810/2020 & 811 of 2020.

5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.811 of 2020, on the file of the Inspector of Police, C1, Flower Bazaar Police Station, Chennai is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order.

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J, Anu To 1.The Inspector of Police, C1, Flower Bazaar Police Station, Chennai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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