Vinoth, v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.03.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SESHASAYEE Crl.O.P.[MD]No.4278 of 2019 1.Vinoth 2.Gowdhaman 3.Eswaran @ Parameshwaran 4.Monesh 5.Muthamil : Petitioners Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Lalapet Police Station, Karur District.

(Crime No.70 of 2019) 2.Vinothini : Respondents 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.70 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Lalpet Police Station, Karur District and quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.Sathyachidambaram For R-1 : Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor For R-2 : Mr.B.Santhanam Rajesh Kumar

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.70 of 2019, on the file of the first respondent police, for an alleged offences under Sections 147, 294 (b), 506(ii) of IPC and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 2002. 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 petitioners and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioners and the second respondent were also present in person before this Court and they were identified by A.Saravanan, Inspector of Police, Lalapet Police Station, Karur, Contact No.9498110734. 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.70 of 2019.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.70 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 petitioners 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 () // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) rmi/ta ENCL.: Xerox copy of Joint Compromise Memo.

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Lalapet Police Station, Karur District.

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

COPY TO

1. The District Siddha Medical Officer, CCRI, Periyakulam.

2. The Section Officer, Criminal Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. (2 copies) +1CC TO MR.B.SANTHANAM RAJESH KUMAR, Advocate Sr. No.56224 Crl.O.P.[MD]No.4278 of 2019 21.03.2019 TR (22.04.2019) 2P 7C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/