Veeramani @ Auto Periyasamy v. State Rep By The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and Crl.M.P.No.3694 of 2025

1. Veermani @ Auto Periyasamay

2. N.N.Gowrishankar @ Sankar

3. Kavith

4. Sarasu Duraisamy @ Saraswathi ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State Rep by The Inspector of Police, Velur Police Station, Namakkal, Crime No.224 of 2022.

2.Surya ... 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.224 of 2022 pending on the file of the respondent police and to quash the charges leveled against the petitioners herein. For Petitioners : Mr.A.Vignesh For Respondents For R1 : Mr.A. Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.224 of 2022 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003.

2.

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

A Joint Compromise has been filed before this Court, which has been signed by the petitioners and the defacto complainant and also by their respective counsel. All the parties are present and identified by their respective counsel and the Police. In order to identify the respective parties, they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card are made part of the record. 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), this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction underSection 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No.224 of 2022 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.

5.

In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.224 of 2022 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.2,000/-, (Rupees two Thousand only) each as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, Tamil Nadu, forthwith 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 petition is closed. 07.03.2025 : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order rts

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

rts To 1.The Inspector of Police, Velur Police Station, Namakkal.

2. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

and Crl.M.P.No.3694 of 2025 07.03.2025