Yuvaraj v. The Inspector Of Police

EFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 14.03.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SESHASAYEE Crl.O.P.[MD]No.3324 of 2019 Yuvaraj : Petitioner Vs.

1.The State rep. by the Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station, Madurai City, Madurai.

(in Crime No.110 of 2019) 2.N.Balakrishnan 3.A.Sethuraman : Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records of the first respondent and quash the proceedings in Cr.No.110 of 2019 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.B.Senthilkumar For R-1 : Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor For R-2 and R-3 : Mr.A.Sethuraman

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.110 of 2019, on the file of the first respondent police, for an alleged offence under Sections 417, 420, 170, 468 and 470 IPC. The offences are chiefly private in nature.

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 R.Loganathan, Sub-Inspector of Police, Thallakulam (L&O) Police Station, Madurai, Contact No.83000 12981. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 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.110 of 2019.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.110 of 2019, 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.1,000/- 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 /TRUE COPY/ Sub Assistant Registrar To ENCLOSURE: XEROX COPY OF JOINT COMPROMISE MEMO DATED 08.03.2019 1.The Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station, Madurai City, Madurai.

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

COPY TO:

THE SECTION OFFICER, ACCOUNT SECTIONS, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

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