Kuppamuthu @ Kaleeswaran v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.01.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN 1.Kuppamuthu @ Kaleeswaran 2.Boominathan @ Boomiraj 3.Vanmeegaraj 4.Sakthi 5.Rajesh 6.Muniyasamy 7.Rajendran 8.Muthupandi 9.Pandithurai 10.Dharmaraj 11.Siva @ Ganesh 12.Mani @ Manikandan 13.Muniyasamy 14.Muneeskumar @ Muneeswaran 15.Rajesh @ Ramesh 16.Malaisamy 17.Karthick @ Karthickraja 18.Panneer @ Pannerselvam 19.Venkateswaran 20.Dharmar ... Petitioners / Accused No.1 to 3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12, 13,14,15,17,18,19,22,24,26 & 29 vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Devipattinam Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

(Crime No.21/2011) ... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Seeni ... 2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in P.R.C.No.27 of 2013 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.1, Ramanathapuram. For Petitioners : Mr.D.Rameshkumar For R1 : Mr.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Crl.) For R2 : Mr.P.Balasubramanian 1/3

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed for quashing the proceedings in P.R.C.No.27 of 2013 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.1, Ramanathapuram.

2. The defacto complainant Seeni is present in person before this Court through video conference. He has been duly identified by Thiru.L.Ananth, HC 1353 attached to Devipattinam Police Station, Ramanathapuram. The defacto complainant categorically states before this Court that he has no objection for quashing the impugned proceedings. Since the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement, no purpose will be served in keeping the impugned proceedings alive. The parties have also filed a joint compromise memo. The impugned proceedings are quashed. The Criminal Original Petition is allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.(*)The Proceedings before the court below are quashed in toto and the benefit of this order will ensure in favour of the nonpetitioning accused also.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) (*)Corrected as per the order of this Court dated 12/04/2022 made in Crl OP(MD)No.1322 of 2022 Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS III) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) rmi 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.

ENCL: Xerox Copy of Joint Compromise Memo To (*)To be Substituted to the order which already despatched on 15.02.2022 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.1, Ramanathapuram.

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2.The Inspector of Police, Devipattinam Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

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

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.1322 of 2022 25.01.2022 NSN(CO) GC(10.02.2022) 3P 4C MGJ(21.04.2022) 3P 4C 3/3