J.Mounika v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and Crl.MP.Nos.15263 and 15264 of 2023 J.Mounika ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State Rep. by the Inspector of Police, R-9, Valasaravakkam Police Station, Tiruvallur District.

(Cr.No.150 of 2022)

2. Rajendra Prasad ... Respondents PRAYER: The Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to call for the records in C.C.No.188 of 2023 pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate-I, Poonamalle and to quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.L.Murali Krishnan For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinoth Raja Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for R1 : Mr.G.Mohana Krishnan for R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the C.C.No.188 of 2023 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate-I, Poonamalle, thereby taken cognizance for the offences under Sections 420, 406, 506(i) of IPC, 1860 and Section 92 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

2.

Pending this petition, 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 has been signed by the petitioner and the defacto complainant and also by their respective counsel. All the parties are present and identified by their respective counsel and the Police. 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 proceeding 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 proceeding in

C.C.No.188 of 2023 pending trial on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate-I, Poonamalle.

5.

In view of the above, the proceedings in C.C.No. 188 of 2023 pending trial on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate-I, Poonamalle, is hereby quashed as against the petitioners. The terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.10,000/-, (Rupees Ten Thousand only) as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, Tamil Nadu, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

6.

Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 29.04.2025 Vv

To

1. The Judicial Magistrate-I, Poonamalle

2. The Inspector of Police, R-9, Valasaravakkam Police Station, Tiruvallur District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

Vv 29.04.2025