N.Prakash v. Pratheepa

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06.03.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P. No. 23263 of 2019 and Crl.M.P. Nos. 12206 & 12209 of 2019 N.Prakash ... Petitioner/Respondent Vs.

Pratheepa ... Respondent/Petitioner PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records of the case in DVC No.18 of 2018, on the file of Metropolitan Magistrate, Additional Magila Court at Egmore, Chennai, quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.V.Karthikeyan For Respondent : Ms.Poornima

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to call for the records of the case in DVC No.18 of 2018, on the file of Metropolitan Magistrate, Additional Magila Court at Egmore, Chennai and quash the same.

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 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 1/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Court reported in 2017 9 SCC 641-(Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath), this Court in exercising of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the proceedings in DVC No.18 of 2018 on the file of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Egmore, Chennai.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in DVC No.18 of 2018 on the file of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Egmore, Chennai is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. -s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar ari To The Metropolitan Magistrate, Additional Magila Court at Egmore, Chennai.

+1 cc to Mr.S.V.Karthikeyan Advocate sr20284 Crl.O.P. No. 23263 of 2019 and Crl.M.P. Nos. 12206 & 12209 of 2019 aa02/06/2020 2/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/