Sekar v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4022 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.03.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4022 of 2022 Sekar ... Petitioner/ Sole Accused Vs.

1. State through, The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District.

(Crime No.7 of 2001)

2. Kavitha ... Respondents/ Complainant& Defacto Complainant Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records in C.C.No.52 of 2019 on the file of the Learned Additional Mahila Court, Ramanathapuram and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Boopathi Pandiyan For R1 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.M.Syed Ali

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.52 of 2019, on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Ramanathapuram.

2.The case is under trial. 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4022 of 2022 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 Charge Sheet in C.C.No.52 of 2019 pending on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Ramanathapuram.

5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in C.C.No.52 of 2019, on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Ramanathapuram, is quashed insofar as the petitioners alone and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Writs) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) lr To Enclose copy of Joint Compromise memo.

1.The Judge, Additional Mahila Court, Ramanathapuram.

2. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District.

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

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