Karuppaiya v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.09.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.17556 of 2022 1.Karuppaiya 2.Rajkumar ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Bazaar Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

2.Kalidoss ... Respondents Prayer:Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records pertaining to the case in C.C.No.235 of 2018 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.Mahendrarajan For R1 : Mr.R.Sivakumar Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.S.Vikram

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking to quash the C.C.No.235 of 2018 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Ramanathapuram, Madurai.

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2. It is a wordy quarrel between the petitioners and the second respondent. After some time, they were amicable resolved the dispute before the elders of the village.

3.The contention of the petitioners is that based on the complaint lodged by the second respondent, the first respondent registered First Information Report in Crime No.551 of 2017 for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323, 506(i) IPC.

4.The further contention of the petitioners is that they want to compromise the issue between them and the second respondent amicably. A joint memo of compromise was filed, which has been duly signed by the petitioners and the second respondent and also by their respective counsels. 5.The petitioners and the second respondent appeared in person along with their respective counsels and also produced their Aadhar cards before this Court. They were also identified by the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) and the Sub Inspector of Police, Bazaar Police Station, 2/4

Ramanathapuram. Both the parties were enquired by Me and they accepted the terms of compromise. Hence the Compromise Memo is recorded.

6. Considering the totality of the circumstances, the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and also in view of the joint compromise memo, dated 29.09.2022, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the matter pending. 7.In the result, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the entire proceedings in C.C.No.235 of 2018 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Ramanathapuram, is hereby quashed in respect of the petitioners and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part of this order.

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G.ILANGOVAN,J., ta To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Ramanathapuram 2.The Inspector of Police, Bazaar Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

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

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