Uppalapu Navneeth Reddy v. Iop Ccb Vepery Ch

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.11.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.24854 of 2018 Uppalapu Navneeth Reddy : Petitioner / Accused Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai-7.

Crime No.492 of 2011 : 1st Respondent / Complainant 2.S.Vijayakumar : 2nd Respondent / De facto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records relating to the proceedings in Crime No.492 of 2011, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime, Central Crime Branch, Chennai, first respondent herein and to quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Raja For R1 : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate[Crl. side] For R2 : Mr.K.P.Ananthakrishna

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.492 of 2011, on the file of the first respondent.

2. The case is still in the stage of investigation. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

3. A Joint Memo of Compromise has been filed before this Court which have been signed by the petitioner and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. The parties were also present before the Court and they were identified by Mr.V.Srinivasan, Inspector of Police, CCB, and they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card which 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 Crime No.492 of 2011 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 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the proceedings in Crime No.492 of 2011, on the file of the first respondent.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.492 of 2011 on the file of the first respondent is quashed and the terms of Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.1000/- as cost, to the credit of the Chief Justice Relief Fund, High Court, Madras, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

*The Xerox copies of Affidavit of 2nd respondent and Affidavit of Uppalapu Navneeth Reddy Enclosed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsg1/ia To 1.The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai-7.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

3.The Section Officer, Accounts Section, High Court, Madras.

4.The Section officer, Criminal Section, High Court, Madras(for reporting Compliance) +1cc to Mr.P.Raja, Advocate, S.R.No.78865 Crl.O.P.No.24854 of 2018 GSP(11/12/2018)