Krishna Moorthy v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.(MD).No.3059 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 14.02.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.3059 of 2022 Krishnamoorthy ...

Petitioner Vs.

1.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Sipcot Police Station Thoothukudi District 2.Santhanajothi ... 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. 299 of 2020 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.Ka.RAAMAKRISHNAN, Advocate For R-1 : Mr.R.M.ANBUNITHI Additional Public Prosecutor For R-2 : Mr.MUTHUMALAI RAJA, Advocate

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No. 299 of 2020 , on the file of the first respondent police, for an alleged offences under Sections 294(b), 324, 506(ii) of IPC and Section 4 of TNPHW Act. 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 petitioner 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.O.P.(MD).No.3059 of 2022 Crime No.189 of 2019 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. 299 of 2020, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed insofar as the petitioner alone and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (A.D.I) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Enclosure:- The Joint Memo of Compromise To

1. The Inspector of Police, Sipcot Police Station Thoothukudi District 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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