Sennivasan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.03.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14553 of 2015 and M.P.(MD).Nos.1 and 2 of 2015 Seenivasan ... Petitioner/Sole Accused.

Vs.

1. State represented by the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Aruppukkottai, (Crime No.17 of 2013) ... 1st Respondent/Complainant.

2. Usha Nandhini ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records relating to C.C.No.74 of 2015 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar District and to quash the same as against the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.Senthil Kumar For R1 : Mrs.S.Prabha Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.M.Ramesh

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.74 of 2015 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar District, pursuant to the amicable settlement effected between the parties.

2. It is seen that a case in Crime No.17 of 2003 for the alleged offences under Sections 406 of I.P.C. and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Women Harassment Act, has been registered against the petitioner. After completion of the investigation, the 1st respondent has filed a charge sheet, which was duly taken on file in C.C.No.74 of 2015 by the Judicial Magistrate, Arupukottai, Virudhunagar District.

3. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the petitioner and the second respondent, appeared in persons and their identifications were also verified by this Court, in addition to the confirmation of the identity of the parties by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) through the respondent Police, namely, Vijayalakshmi, Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar District. Learned counsel appearing for the parties also endorsed the identify of their respective parties.

4. The counsel appearing on either side filed a joint memo of compromise, duly stating that since the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement by way of compromise among themselves, the second respondent has agreed for quashing of the above case in C.C.No.74 of 2015 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukottai,

5. When such a situation arose in similarly placed matters in Crl.O.P.(MD) Nos.406, 530 and 864 of 2016 (Prabu and others vs. State Rep. By The Inspector of Police and others), decided on 28.01.2016 , this Court considered the various decisions rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in this regard in several cases, namely, Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and another [(2012) 10 SCC 303], B.S.Joshi vs. State of Haryana [(2003) 4 SCC 675], Nikhil Merchant vs. CBI [(2008) 9 SCC 677], Narinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and another [(2014) 6 SCC 466] and State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Manish and others [(2015) 8 SCC 307] and observed as under:

"11. If the offences against women and children and the IPC offences falling under the categories, like, murder, attempt to murder, offence against unsound mind, rape, bribe, fabrication of documents, false evidence, robbery, dacoity, abduction, kidnapping, minor girl rape, idol theft, preventing a public servant from discharging of his/her duty, outrage of woman modesty, counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes, etc., are allowed to be compounded, it will surely have serious repercussion on the society, as the above mentioned list is only illustrative and not exhaustive.

Similarly, any compromise between the victim and the offender in relation to the offences clubbed with Special Enactment, like Arms Act, the Prevention of Corruption Act, TNPPDL Act, TNPID Act or the offences committed by Public Servants while working in that capacity, etc., cannot provide for any basis for quashing criminal proceedings involving such offences. As held by the Apex Court, insofar the offences arising out of matrimonial dispute, relating to dowry or the family disputes where the wrong is basically private or personal in nature, are concerned, the possibility of conviction is remote and bleak, in case the parties resolve their entire disputes amicably among themselves.

This Court feels that there cannot be any compromise in respect of the heinous and serious offences of mental depravity and in that case, the Court should be very slow in accepting the compromise. If the compromise is entertained mechanically by the Court, the accused will have the upper hand. The jurisdiction of this Court may not be allowed to be exploited by the accused, who can well afford to wait for a logical conclusion. The antecedents of the accused have also to be taken into consideration before accepting the memo of compromise and the accused, by means of compromise, cannot try to escape from the clutches of law.

6. Taking note of the judgments referred to supra, considering the nature of allegations and in view of joint memo of compromise, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matters pending. Therefore, the entire proceedings in C.C.No.74 of 2015 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukkottai,

Virudhunagar District in respect of all the accused are hereby quashed.

7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed on the basis of the compromise entered into between the parties. The joint compromise memo shall form part of this order. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Herewith attached Joint Compromise Memo.

Sd/ Assistant Registrar(CS-II) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar.

To

1. The Judicial Magistrate, Aruppukottai,

2. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Aruppukottai,

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

+1CC to M/S.B.Senthil Kumar, Advocate, SR.No. 18082 Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14553 of 2015 30.03.2016 AM/NGM.SS/13.04.2016/3P/5C