Manikkam v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:23.03.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.O.P.(MD) No.3099 of 2023 Manikkam : Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, All Woman Police Station, AWPS-Golden Rock, Trichy, (In Crime No.10 of 2020) : R1/Complainant 2.K.Sathiya : R2/De-facto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to call for the records in CC No.1418 of 2021 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Trichy District and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.R.Sakthivel For R1 : Mr.B.Nambiselvan Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.H.Jahir Hussain 1/5

O RDER This petition has been filed seeking to quash the entire proceedings in CC No.1418 of 2021 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Trichy District.

2.The contention of the petitioner is that based on the complaint lodged by the 2nd respondent, the 1st respondent registered the First Information Report in Crime No.10 of 2020 for the offences punishable under Sections 354, 495, 294(b) IPC r/w section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 2002 and it was taken cognizance in CC No.1418 of 2021 by the Additional Mahila Court, 3.The further contention of the petitioner is that they compromised the issue with the 2nd respondent amicably. A joint memo of compromise was filed, which has been duly signed by the petitioner and the 2nd respondent and also by their respective counsels. 4.The petitioner and the 2nd respondent appeared before this Court along with their counsels and also produced their Aadhar cards. They were also identified by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor and the 2/5

Investigation Officer. Both the parties were enquired by me and they accepted the terms of compromise. Hence, the Compromise Memo is recorded.

5.Considering the totality of the circumstances, the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioner and also in view of the joint compromise memo, dated 21/03/2023, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served by keeping the matter pending and inclined to quash entire proceedings in CC No.1418 of 2021 pending on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Trichy, in respect of this petitioner. 6.In the result, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the entire proceedings in CC No.1418 of 2021 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Trichy, is hereby quashed. The compromise memo is recorded and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part of this order.

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To 1.The Additional Mahila Court, 2.The Inspector of Police, All Woman Police Station, AWPS-Golden Rock, Trichy.

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

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G.ILANGOVAN. J.

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