R.Saravanakumar v. The Sub Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.02.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA 1.R.Saravanakumar 2.S.Sudha ... Petitioners/A1 and 2 Vs.

1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Sellur Police Station, Madurai City, (Crime No.1576 of 2018) ...1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Mayakumar ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records relating to the impugned FIR in Crime No.1576 of 2018 on the file of the first respondent and to quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioners: Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar For R1 : Mrs.S.Bharathi Government Advocate (Crl. side) For R2 : Mr.M.Maruthupandian

O R D E R

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.1576 of 2018, on the file of the first respondent police, for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 294(b), 354, 506(ii), 406 and 420 IPC. 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 1/3

Court, which have been signed by the petitioners and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioners and the second respondent were also present in person before this Court and they were identified by Mr.M.Thiyagarajan, SI of Police. 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 First Information Report pending, 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 Crime No.1576 of 2018.

5.It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners paid a sum of Rs.5,000/-(Rupees Five Thousand only) as costs to the Credit of the High Court Legal Services Committee, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai and filed the original cash receipt along with this memo on 21.02.2020. The said submission is placed on record. 6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.1576 of 2018, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) GNS Encl:Xerox copy of joint compromise memo To 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Sellur Police Station, Madurai City, 2/3

2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Copy to The Officer Incharge, High Court Legal Services Committee, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1 CC to Mr.N.SATHEESH KUMAR, Advocate ( SR-8121[F] dated 25/02/2020 ) 21.02.2020 KM/(02.03.2020) 3P 5C 3/3