M.L.Rajesh, v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 01.03.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SESHASAYEE Crl.O.P.[MD]No.3155 of 2019 1.M.L.Rajesh 2.L.Lekshmi 3.Muraleedharan Pillai 4.B.Ayyam Perumal 5.M.Sandhya : Petitioners/Accused 1 to 5 Vs.

1.The State rep.by its Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Nagercoil.

: 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.R.V.Rooba : 2nd Respondents/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records pertaining to the FIR in Crime No.4 of 2016 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same in respect of the petitioners.

For Petitioners : Mr.B.Tamil Nidhi For R-1 : Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.4 of 2016, on the file of the first respondent police, for an alleged offences under Sections 498(A), 406, 294(b) and 506(i) IPC.

2. The case is still in 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 petitioner and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioner and the second respondent were also present in person before this Court and they were identified by Ms.S.Sudha, All Women Police Station, Nagercoil. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.

4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending, even though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature. In the light of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.4 of 2016.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.4 of 2016, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.500/-, each as costs, to the credit of the Chief Justice Relief Fund (payable in Accounts Section of the High Court Registry, Madurai Bench), within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) ta ENCL.: XEROX COPY OF JOINT MEMO COMPROMISE To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Nagercoil.

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

COPY TO THE SECTION OFFICER, ACCOUNTS SECTION, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

+1CC TO MR.B.TAMIL NIDHI, Advocate Sr. No. 50995 Crl.O.P.[MD]No.3155 of 2019 01.03.2019 TR (26.03.2019) 3P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/