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B.Vijayan v. The Inspector Of Police

2022-02-03Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan2 pages

Crl.O.P(MD)No.1840 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.02.2022 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.1840 of 2022 1.B.Vijayan 2.D.Albert @ Albert Raj 3.Seetharaman ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State by The Inspector of Police, Srirangam Police Station, Trichy District.

(Crime No.703 of 2020)

2. Saravanan ... Respondents Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records pertaining to the FIR in Crime No.703 of 2020 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioners : Mr.B.Karthikeyan For R1 : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate For R2 : Mr.G.Chander

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed for quashing the impugned FIR in Crime No.703 of 2020 registered on the file of the first respondent.

2.The defacto complainant/Saravanan is present before this Court through video conferencing. He has been duly identified by Mr.Kamalahasan, SSI of Police, attached to first respondent police station. The parties have filed a memo of joint compromise. The defacto complainant categorically states before this Court that he does not want to pursue the complaint. When the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement and the deafcto complainant does not want to pursue the complaint, no purpose will be served in https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P(MD)No.1840 of 2022 keeping the impugned prosecution alive. The impugned FIR is quashed as far as the petitioners are concerned. The criminal original petition is allowed. The memo of joint compromise will form part of the record.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (RECORDS) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) sji 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 : Joint Compromise Memo us SR No.1435/2022. To:

1. The Inspector of Police, Srirangam Police Station, Trichy District.

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

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