Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/5037/2019allowed

N.Raja @ Nagarajan, v. The Inspector Of Police

2019-04-25Honourable Mr Justice N. Seshasayee3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.04.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SESHASAYEE Crl.O.P.[MD]No.5037 of 2019 N.Raja @ Nagarajan : Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Veeravanallur Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

(Crime No.80 of 2019) : 1st Respondent / Complainant 2.Esakki Pandian : 2nd Respondent / Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records in Crime No.80 of 2019 on the file of the first respondent police and to quash the same against the petitioner concern.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.R.A.Ramachndhran For R-1 : Mr.V.Neelakandan, Additional Public Prosecutor.

For R-2 : Mr.A.Sankara Subramanian

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.80 of 2019 on the file of the first respondent police, for the alleged offence under Sections 294(b), 506(ii) IPC and Section 3 of TNPPDL Act. The offence is 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 Mr.K.Ulagapandian, Sub-Inspector of Police, Veeravanallur Police Station, Tirunelveli District, Contact No.9498192093. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.

4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the proceedings pending, even though, the offence

involved is not compoundable in nature. In the light of the guidelines given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in the State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Laxmi Narayan & Others [CDJ 2019 SC 264] and Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath [(2017) 9 SCC 641], this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the FIR in Crime No.80 of 2019 on the file of the first respondent police.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the FIR in Crime No.80 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 "District Siddha Medical Officer, CCRI, Periyakulam" (payable in Account No.10767823177, SBI, Periyakulam), 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) Encl:Xerox Copy of Joint Compromise Memo.

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Veeravanallur Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

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

Copy to:

The Officer in Charge, District Medial Office, CCRI, Periakulam.

+1 CC to M/s.S.R.A.RAMACHANDHRAN, Advocate ( SR-62612[F] dated 25/04/2019 ) Crl.O.P.[MD]No.5037 of 2019 ta KK/SAR/03.06.2019/3P-5C