Aravind Selvam v. State Rep. By Its
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 30.01.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.OP No.1706 of 2024 Aravind Selvam ..Petitioner/Sole Accused .Vs.
1.State rep.by The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station St.Thomas Mount Chennai.
..1st Respondent/Complainant (Crime No.7/2023) 2.Reena @ Soni ..2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records in Crime No.7 of 2023 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same and accept the compromise memo. For Petitioner : Mr.A.P.Sathya Murthy For Respondents : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for R1
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the FIR in Crime.No.7 of 2023, pending on the file of first respondent police.
2. The case is still at the stage of investigation. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.
3.Joint Memo of Compromise dated 22.1.2024 has been filed before this Court which have been signed by the petitioner and the 2nd respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioner and the second respondent were also present in person before this Court and they were identified by S.Latha, Sub Inspector of Police, W.31, AWPS, St.Thomas Mount. In the joint compromise memo, it has been stated that the petitioner and the second respondent had entered into a compromise and amicably settled their issues in Crime No.7 of 2023, 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 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. quash the FIR in
Crime No.7 of 2023, pending on the file of first respondent. 5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the investigation in Crime No.7 of 2023, pending on the file of first respondent is quashed and the terms of joint memo of compromise shall form part and parcel of this order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.2500/- (Rupees two thousand five hundred only) as costs, to the credit of the President, Tamil Nadu Advocate's Clerk Association, Madras High Court, Chennai (Indian Bank, High Court Branch, A/c No.484026006, IFSC Code:IDIB000M157), within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.
6.Post this case for reporting compliance on 16.2.2024. 30.01.2024 1/2Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No kp Note: Issue order copy on 5.2.2024
N.ANAND VENKATESH.J., kp To 1.The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station St.Thomas Mount Chennai.
2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.
CRL.OP No.1706 of 2024 30.01.2024