A.Dharani v. State Rep.By,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 17-06-2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR AND CRL MP NO. 9889 OF 2026
1. A.Dharani
2. M.Anand Raj
3. Gejalakshmi Petitioner(s) Vs
1. State rep.by, Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF-II Beta-III, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.
(Cr.No.68 of 2024) 2.Vijay Chordia Respondent(s) PRAYER This criminal original petition is preferred under section 528 of the BNSS seeking to call for records in CC.No.506 of 2025 pending on the file of Hon'ble Metropolitan Magistrate for Exclusive trial of CCB and CBCID Cases at Egmore, Chennai and to quash the same as against the petitioners and pass such other necessary orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s):
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For Respondent(s):
Mr.A.Amarnath, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal side) for R1
ORDER
The petitioners who are facing trial in C.C.No.506 of 2025 on the file of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate for Exclusive trial of CCB and CBCID Cases at Egmore, Chennai, for the offences under sections 408, 420 and 477 (A) IPC has filed this Criminal Original Petition seeking to quash the same as against the petitioners.
2.The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant second respondent is the Proprietor of BIMCO Energy and is engaged in the business of supplying various packaging materials. The first petitioner is an accountant cum billing executive in the company of the defacto company. The second respondent has found that the first petitioner has misappropriated the money from the company and the other petitioners have also aided for the same. Therefore, on the complaint of the second respondent, a case came to be registered in Crime No.68 of 2024 and on completion of the investigation, the respondent police filed the final report before the jurisdictional magistrate and the same was taken on file as C.C.No.506 of 2025. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that by passage of 2/6
time, the parties have decided to compromise the dispute amicably among themselves. It is further submitted that the entire amount has been settled by the petitioners.
4.Today the petitioners and the 2nd respondent appeared before this Court and their identity is confirmed by Mr.M.Kamalakannan, CCB, EDF-II attached to the 1st respondent Police Station. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves. The petitioners and the 2nd respondent have filed separate affidavits before this Court and also filed the Joint Compromise Memo. The relevant portions of the Joint Compromise Memo are paragraphs 2 and 3 and they are as follows:
'2.It is humbly submitted that after registration of the aforesaid complaint now the entire issue has been compromised between 1st, 2nd and 3rd party in order to purchase peace. The 2nd party have no interest to continue the prosecution against the 1st party herein. The 2nd party ensured that there shall be no further legal proceedings from my side regarding this case. 3.It is humbly submitted that the 2nd party have no objection for quashing the proceedings pending against the 1st party in C.C.No.506 of 2025 pending on the file of Hon'ble Metropolitan Magistrate for Exclusive Trial of CCB and CBCID cases at Egmore, Chennai in Crime No.68 of 2024 on the file of the 1st Respondent Police.'
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5.Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping 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-(Parbatbhai Aahir @ Parbatbhai Bhimsinhbhai Karmur Vs. State of Gujarat), and after exercising due caution as advised by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dhruv Gurjar and Another reported in (2019) 5 SCC 570, this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C.,/Section 528 of BNSS is inclined to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.506 of 2025 on the file of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate for Exclusive trial of CCB and CBCID cases at Egmore, Chennai. 6.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in C.C.No.506 of 2025 on the file of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate for Exclusive trial of CCB and CBCID cases at Egmore, Chennai. is quashed as against the petitioners. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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To 1.The Metropolitan Magistrate for Exclusive trial of CCB and CBCID Cases at Egmore, Chennai.
2.Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, EDF-II Beta-III, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.
Cr.No.68 of 2024.
3.The Government Advocate, (Criminal side) Madras High Court, Chennai.
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M.NIRMAL KUMAR J.
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