V.Venugopalan v. The Sub Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.11.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.26314 of 2018 1.V.Venugopalan 2.K.Kathiravan : Petitioners/Accused 1 & 2 Vs.

1.State by:

The Sub Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Adyar, Chennai.

(Crime No.7 of 2017) :1st Respondent/ Complainant 2.Karthika :2nd Respondent/De- facto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records and to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.7 of 2017 on the file of the Sub-Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Adyar, Chennai as against the petitioners.

For Petitioners : Mr.K.R.Ramesh Kumar For 1st Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the F.I.R in Crime No.7 of 2017 on the file of the Sub-Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Adyar, Chennai, pursuant to the compromise arrived at by the parties.

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.An affidavit of the defacto complainant has been filed before this Court. The parties were also present before the Court 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the First Information Report in Crime No.7 of 2017.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.7 of 2017, on the file of the Sub-Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Adyar, Chennai is quashed. Each of the petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.500/- each, as costs, 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.

Sd/-- Assistant Registrar(CS vi) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsg1/ia To 1.The Sub Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Adyar,Chennai.

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 +1cc to Mr.E.Vedha Bagathsingh, Advocate SR.No. 78962 +1cc to Mr.K.R.Ramesh Kumar , Advocate SR.No.78945 +1cc to Mr.S.Madhavan, Advocate SR.No. 78830 Crl.O.P.No.26314 of 2018 ASK(11/12/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/