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Vishnu Vardhan v. The Inspector Of Police

2022-01-31Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan2 pages

Crl.O.P(MD)No.1545 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 31.01.2022 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.1545 of 2022 1.Vishnu Vardhan 2.P.Periya Muthukaruppan 3.P.Amirtham 4.R.Jeevan @ Rajendran ... Petitioners/Accused Vs.

1.The State Rep by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thallakulam, Madurai City, Madurai District.

(Crime No.10 of 2016) ... 1st Respondent / Complainant 2.G.Lalitha ... 2nd Respondents / Defacto complainant Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records of the case pending in (*) C.C.No.322 of 2016 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Madurai District and quash the same against all the petitioners/accused.

For Petitioners : Mr.N.S.Karthikeyan For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1.

Mr.K.Dinesh for R2.

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed for quashing the impugned proceedings in (*)C.C.No.322 of 2016 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Madurai District. 2.The defacto complainant/Lalitha is present before this Court in person through video conferencing. She has been duly identified by Ms.S.Chirtravathy, WHC 2081 attached to first respondent police station. The parties have filed a memo of joint compromise. The defacto complainant categorically states before this Court that she does not want to pursue the complaint. When the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement and the deafcto complainant does https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P(MD)No.1545 of 2022 not want to pursue the complaint, no purpose will be served in keeping the impugned prosecution alive. The impugned proceedings stand quashed. The criminal original petition is allowed. The memo of joint compromise will form part of the order. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(LA & MC) (*)Corrected as per order of this Court dated 11.04.2022 Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) ias ENCL.: XEROX COPY OF JOINT COMPROMISE 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:

(*)to be substituted to the order already despatched on 09.03.2022 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Madurai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thallakulam, Madurai City, Madurai District.

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

+1 CC to M/s.N.S.KARTHIKEYAN, Advocate SR-3262[F] dated 31/01/2022 Crl.O.P(MD)No.1545 of 2022 31.01.2022 SS(CO) TR(04.03.2022) 2P 5C TR(11.04.2022) 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2