Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/5991/2019allowed with costs

A.Maruthu @ Maruthupandi v. The Inspector Of Police

2019-04-25Honourable Mr Justice N. Seshasayee2 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.5991 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.3864 of 2019 A.Maruthu @ Maruthupandi : Petitioner / Accused No.6 Vs.

1.The State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Vadipatti Police Station, Madurai District.

In Crime No.1 of 2014 : 1st Respondent / Complainant 2.Vellaiyan : 2nd Respondent / Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records relating to the FIR in Crime No.1 of 2014, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Vadipatti Police Station, Madurai District and quash the same insofar as the petitioner is concerned.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.S.Vaigunth For R-1 : Mr.V.Neelakandan, Additional Public Prosecutor For R-2 : Mr.R.Amarnath

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.1 of 2014 on the file of the first respondent police for the alleged offences under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 341 and 307 IPC. 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 third respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioner and the third respondent were also present in person before this Court and they were identified by the police attached to the respondent Police Station. 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.1 of 2014 on the file of the first respondent police.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the FIR in Crime No.1 of 2014 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. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS ) Enclose: Xerox Copy of Compromise Memo.

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Vadipatti Police Station, Madurai District.

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

3.The Section Officer, Criminal Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

Copy to: The District Siddha Medical Officer, CCRI, Periyakulam.

+1 CC to M/s.A.S.VAIGUNTH, Advocate SR-62708. Crl.O.P.[MD]No.5991 of 2019 25.04.2019 CS (30/05/2019) 2P 6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/