Pasupathi v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Pasupathi S/o.Ramasamy ... Petitioner vs.

1.The State represented by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Namakkal.

Crime No.16 of 2021 2.Kannika W/o.Selvaraj 3.Kaviya W/o.Pasupathi ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in Spl.C.C.No.28 of 2022 on the file of Fast Track Mahila Court, Namakkal and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor [R1] ***** 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in Spl.C.C.No.28 of 2022 pending on the file of Fast Track Mahila Court, Namakkal.

2. The case is still at the stage of trial. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

3. A compromise affidavit has been filed by the third respondent/de-facto complainant before this Court. The petitioner and third respondent were also present in person before this Court along with their son Sasmith, aged 11⁄2 years and they were identified by Mrs.K.Lakshmi, Sub-Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Namakkal [94981 69253]. In the affidavit it has been stated that the petitioner and the third respondent have entered into a compromise and amicably settled their issues in Spl.C.C.No.28 of 2022 pending on the file of Fast Track Mahila Court, Namakkal. 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 2/4

the case 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) and after exercising due caution as advised by the Hon'ble Suprme Court in The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dhruv Gurjar and Another reported in (2019) 2 MLJ Crl 10, this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the case in Spl.C.C.No.28 of 2022 pending on the file of Fast Track Mahila Court, Namakkal.

This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Spl.C.C.No.28 of 2022 pending on the file of Fast Track Mahila Court, Namakkal, is quashed and the terms of affidavit shall form part and parcel of this order.

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N. ANAND VENKATESH., J gm To 1.The Fast Track Mahila Court, Namakkal.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Namakkal.

Crime No.16 of 2021 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

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