Rajkumar v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.09.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH

1. Rajkumar

2. Selvam

3. Karthi

4. Kalimuthu

5. Valathikumar .. Petitioners

Versus

1. The State rep by, The Inspector of Police, Tiruppur North Police Station,

2. Sivakumar .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in S.C.No.193 of 2023 pending on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Tiruppur and quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.C.Paul Kanagaraj For Respondents : Mr.A.Gopinath, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 1/5

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in S.C.No.193 of 2023 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Tiruppur.

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. The affidavit, dated 25.08.2023 of the second respondent / de-facto complainant and joint memo of compromise entered into between the parties have been filed before this Court. The parties are also present in person before this Court. In the affidavit, it has been stated that the parties have entered into a compromise and amicably settled their issues in S.C.No.193 of 2023. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that A2, A4 and A7 have died.

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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-(Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath), and after exercising due caution as advised by the Hon'ble Supreme 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 S.C.No.193 of 2023 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court,

6. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in S.C.No.193 of 2023 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Tiruppur is quashed and the terms of affidavit of the second respondent / de-facto complainant shall form part and parcel of this order. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.1000/- (Rupees One thousand only) each as costs, to the credit of the Chairman, Advocate Clerks Association, Tirupattur, Vellore District (Indian Bank, Kacheri Street 3/5

Branch, Tiruppattur A/c No.485403938, IFSC Code:IDIB00T039), within a period of two weeks from today and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

7. Post this case under the caption "For Reporting Compliance" on 12.10.2023.

27.09.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs Note : Issue order copy on 03.10.2023.

To

1. The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court,

2. The Inspector of Police, Tiruppur North Police Station,

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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