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Madras High CourtCRL OP/18716/2017allowed

Mr.Christopher Sandeep v. State Of Tamil Nadu By

2019-09-17Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17.09.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.18716 of 2017 and Crl.MP.No.11396 of 2017 and Crl.MP.11397 of 2017

1. Mr. Christopher Sandeep Shanthappa

2. Mrs. Laurence Margaret Sukumar

...Petitioners

Vs

1. State of Tamil Nadu by The Inspector of Police, W-31, All Women Police Station, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai - 600 016.

2. Denise Venita Spencer Huffton

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to call for records pending in C.C.No.850 of 2012 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Alandur, Chennai, quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.D.Bahety For Respondents: Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor for R1

O R D E R

Challenge in the present Criminal Original Petition is to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.850 of 2012, which has been alleged for offences under Section 498(A) read with Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prevention of Women's Harrassement Act.

2. While the first petitioner herein is the husband of the second respondent/de-facto complainant, the second petitioner is the mother-in-law of the second respondent/de-facto complainant.

3. Today, when the matter was called, the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent/de-facto complainant would https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

submit that the issue has been settled amicably between the parties and therefore, he would submit that he has no objection, if the proceedings in C.C.No.850 of 2012 pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate, Alandur, is quashed.

4. Recording the said submission of the learned counsel for second respondent, the proceedings in C.C.No.850 of 2019 pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate, Alandur is quashed.

5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CJ conf) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mp To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Alandur, Chennai.

2.The Inspector of Police, W-31, All Women Police Station, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai - 600 016.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.N.D.Bahety, Advocate SR.80294 Crl.O.P.No.18716 of 2017 and Crl.MP.No.11396 of 2017&11397/17 PM(CO) CB(30/10/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/