Karan v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.7648 of 2025 Karan ... Petitioner

Versus

1.The Inspector of Police, Kundrathur Police Station, Chennai.

2.Kumar 3.Hemapriya ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to call for the records in Crime No.68 of 2022 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Kundrathur Police Station, Chennai and quash the proceedings therein. For Petitioner : Mr. Y. Deva Arul Prakash For Respondents : Mr. A. Gopinath, (for R1) Government Advocate (Crl.side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.68 of 2022 on the file of the first respondent. 2.

Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves. 3.

A Joint Compromise Memo has been filed by the petitioners, the second respondent (defacto complainant) and the third respondent (victim girl) before this Court stated that now the third respondent married the petitioner and living with him in very happiest manner. 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.

It is seen that now the victim girl attains majority and she married the petitioner. Their marriage also got registered before the concerned authority. Now both are living happily and therefore, the petitioner need not go for ordeal of trial.

5.

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 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the proceedings Crime No.68 of 2022 pending on the file of the first respondent. 6.

In view of the above, the proceedings in Crime No.68 of 2022 pending on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed as against the petitioner. The Joint Compromise Memo filed by the petitioner, the second respondent (defacto complainant) and the third respondent (victim girl) shall form part and parcel of this Order.

7.

Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 17.03.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order klt G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

klt To 1.The Inspector of Police, Kundrathur Police Station, Chennai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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