Sabapathi v. The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P. No.23561 of 2025 1.Sabapathi 2.Chandru @ Chandrasekar ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kaveripakkam Police Station, Vellore District.

[Crime No.22 of 2018]

2. Anandhan ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to call for the records pertaining to the first information report in Crime No.22 of 2018 pending investigation on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same based on the compromise arrived at between the petitioners and the second respondent/defacto complainant. For Petitioners : Mr.V.Arul For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Crl.Side) - R1 Mr.A.Balamurugan for R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.22 of 2018 pending investigation on the file of the 1st respondent for the offences under sections 294[b], 324, 323 and 506 (1) of IPC.

2. As the parties have decided to compromise the dispute amicably among themselves, they have filed the present petition to quash the proceedings in view of the compromise entered between the parties.

3. The petitioners and the second respondent are present before this Court and they were identified by Mr.S.Jaishankar, Special Sub Inspector of Police, Kaveripakkam Police Station, Ranipet District, who is also present at the time of hearing. In order to identify the respective parties they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card and it is made part of the record. In the petition it has been stated that the petitioners and the second respondent have entered into a compromise and amicably settled their issues in Crime No.22 of 2018. 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 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. is inclined to quash the case in Cr.No.22/2018 on the file of the first respondent.

5. According, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the proceedings in Cr.No.22/2018 on the file of the first respondent is quashed. 22.08.2025 dhk

N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

dhk To,

1. The Inspector of Police, Kaveripakkam Police Station, Vellore District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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