Ezhilarasan v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.01.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.29815 of 2018 and Crl.M.P.No.17477 of 2018 Ezhilarasan ..Petitioner/Accused 1 Vs.

1.State The Inspector of Police, F5, Choolaimedu Police Station, Chennai. ..1st Respondent/ Complainant 2.R.Lakshmi ..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.278 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, F5 Choolaimedu Police Station, Chennai. For Petitioner : Mr.K.S.Kaviarasu For 1st Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.278 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, F5 Choolaimedu Police Station, Chennai.

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 second respondent 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 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.278 of 2018.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the investigation in Crime No.278 of 2018, on the file of the Inspector of Police, F5 Choolaimedu Police Station, Chennai is quashed. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.1,000/- 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. Consequently, connected Crl.M.P.No.17477 of 2018 is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsg1/ia To 1.The Inspector of Police, F5, Choolaimedu Police Station, Chennai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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

+1cc to Mr.K.S.Kaviarasu, Advocate, S.R.No.1716 Crl.O.P.No.29815 of 2018 and Crl.M.P.No.17477 of 2018 SR(CO) rrs 29/01/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/