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Nagaraj v. The Inspector Of Police

2022-02-01Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan2 pages

Crl.O.P(MD)No.1686 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.02.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.1686 of 2022 1.Nagaraj 2.Shanmuganathan 3.Vetri @ Vetrivel Murugan 4.Raja 5.Prabhu @ Prabhu Deva 6.Satheesh 7.Sakthibala @ Sakthibalan 8.Kalai @ Kalaiyarasan 9.Prasath 10.Muthumari ... Petitioners/ Accused Nos.1 to 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 to 13 Vs.

1.The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Devipattinam Town Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

(Crime No.314 of 2016) ... 1st Respondent/ Complainant 2.Mookaiah ... 2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant 3.Mari ... 3rd Respondent/ Victim Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in P.R.C.No.15 of 2019 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate I, Ramanathapuram against these petitioners.

For Petitioners : Mr.D.Rameshkumar For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R.1 Mr.P.Balasubramanian for R2 & R3 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P(MD)No.1686 of 2022

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed for quashing the proceedings in P.R.C.No.15 of 2019 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate I, Ramanathapuram.

2. The defacto complainant Mookaiah is present in person before this Court. He has been duly identified by Thiru.L.Ananth, HC 1353, attached to Devipattinam Town Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. The defacto complainant categorically states before this Court that he has no objection for quashing the impugned proceedings. Since the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement, no purpose will be served in keeping the impugned proceedings alive. The parties have also filed a joint compromise memo dated 24.01.2022. The impugned proceedings are quashed in toto. The Criminal Original Petition is allowed. The benefit of this order will enure in favour of the non-petitioning accused also. The Compromise Memo shall form part of the record.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Mga Enclosed herewith Copy of the Joint Compromise Memo 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.

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Devipattinam Town Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

2.The Judicial Magistrate I, Ramanathapuram. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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