Dr.Vinod Prem Anand v. State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.11.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.26096 of 2018 1.Dr.Vinod Prem Anand 2.Vasanthi Anandhan 3.Ramya Kamaly Anand 4.R.Paul Handagopal

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, W-19, All Women Police Station, Adyar, Chennai District.

2.Dr.Indu Selvaraj Vinod

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., praying to call for the records of FIR in Crime No.1 of 2017 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Adyar, Chennai District and quash the proceedings therein as against the petitioners. For Petitioner :Mr.K.Pradeep Raj For R1 :Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 :Mr.Malarvannan for R2

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the First Information Report registered in Crime No.1 of 2017, for an alleged offences under Sections 498 (A), 294(b), 417 of I.P.C, 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 has been signed by the petitioner and the second 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 their respective counsels. 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

under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the First Information Report in Crime No.213 of 2018.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed accordingly. 22.11.2018 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No ub To 1.The Inspector of Police, W-19, All Women Police Station, Adyar, Chennai District.

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

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

ub Crl.O.P.No.26096 of 2018 22.11.2018