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Marthamuthu v. The Inspector Of Police

2022-01-21Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.1032 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.01.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.1032 of 2022 1.Maruthamuthu 2.Kannan @ Ayoeti Kannan 3.Senthil Deepak 4.Udayakumar 5.Navin 6.Rajasekaran 7.Kale @ Kaleswaran 8.Sivakumar 9.Suresh @ Anandha Suresh 10.Suvendran ... Petitioners / Accused Rank not known vs.

The State represented by, 1.The Inspector of Police, Vaiyampatti Police Station, Trichy District.

Crime No.521 of 2021 ... 1st Respondent/ Complainant 2.Charlin Thomas Raj ... 2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records pertaining to the above case in Crime No.521 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Jameel Arasu For R1 : Mr.M.Sakthikumar Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.P.Thulasi Sekaran

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed for quashing the FIR in Crime No.521 of 2021 registered on the file of the first respondent.

2. The defacto complainant Charlin Thomas Raj is present in person before this Court through video conference. He has been duly identified by Sst.A.Gnana Soundhari, WPC-1873, attached to the Vaiyampatty Police Station, Trichy District. The defacto complainant categorically states before this Court that he does not want to https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.1032 of 2022 pursue the complaint. Since the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement, no purpose will be served in keeping the impugned prosecution alive. The parties have also filed a joint compromise memo. The impugned FIR is quashed. The Criminal Original Petition is allowed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD-II) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) dss Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Vaiyampatti Police Station, Trichy District.

2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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