Murugan v. The Inspector Of Police

CRL OP(MD). No.2453 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.03.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL OP(MD). No.2453 of 2021 1.Murugan 2.Selvan 3.Chithirai Pandi 4.Sankar @ Shivashankar Selvan 5.Sivaraj @ Velayutha Sivarajan ... Petitioners/Accused 1 to 5 Vs 1.The State By The Inspector of Police, Koodankulam Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Ramesh ...2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER :- This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.to call for the records pertaining to Crime No. 268 of 2020 on the file of the 1st Respondent.

For Petitioners : Mr.D.Venkatesh For R1 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate (Criminal Side).

For R2 : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the First Information Report in Crime No. 268 of 2020 on the file of the 1st Respondent.

2.The case is still at 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.

4.Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending before the respondent police. 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

CRL OP(MD). No.2453 of 2021 Crime No.268 of 2020 pending on the file of the first respondent police.

5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.268 of 2020, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed insofar as the petitioners alone and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) each as costs, to the District Siddha Medical Officer, CCRI, Periyakulam in State Bank of India, Periyakulam Branch bearing Account No.10767823177, IFSC No.SBIN000898, MICR Code No.625002601, on or before 25.03.2022 and the receipt of payment shall be produced before the first respondent police, failing which the order shall stand dismissed automatically without any further reference to this Court.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) // True Copy // 21/03/2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-II) PNM 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.

ENCL:Xerox Copy of Joint Compromise Memo TO 1.The Inspector of Police, Koodankulam Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

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

THE DISTRICT SIDDHA MEDICAL OFFICER, CCRI, PERIYAKULAM.

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD). No.2453 of 2021 Date : 18/03/2022 sr(CO) GC(21.03.2022) 2P 4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2