R.Ganesan v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.837 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.01.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.(MD)No.837 of 2020 1.R.Ganesan 2.R.Rajkumar ... Petitioners Vs.

1.State represented through The Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police (L&O), Madurai (In Crime No.10 of 2020) 2.A.Ramanathan ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to quash the FIR in Crime No.10 of 2020 dated 03.01.2020 pending on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners: Mr.J.Sathiaraj For R1 : Mrs.S.Bharathi Government Advocate (Crl. side) For R2 : Mr.S.Rajasekar

O R D E R

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.10 of 2020, on the file of the first respondent police, for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 324, 506(ii) IPC.

2.The case is still at 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 have been signed by the petitioners and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioners and the second respondent were also present in person before this Court and they were identified by Mr.S.Marimuthu, SSI of Police. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.837 of 2020 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.10 of 2020.

5.It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners paid a sum of Rs.5,000/-(Rupees Five Thousand only) as costs to the Credit of the Hands of Compassion, Ayathampatti, Alagarkovil, Madurai and filed the original cash receipt along with this memo on 22.01.2020. The said submission is placed on record.

6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.10 of 2020, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CRL.SIDE) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Encl:Xerox copy of joint compromise memo gns To 1.The Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police (L&O), Madurai.

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

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