Vaijeyanthimala v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL CRL. O.P(MD) No.2993 of 2025 and CRL.M.P.(MD) No.2023 of 2025

1. Vaijeyanthimala

2. Venkatesan

3. Prabhu ... Petitioners Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Theni District.

Crime No. 3/2025.

2. V.Ramakrishnan ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 to call for the records pertaining to the FIR in Crime No. 03/2025 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same as illegal. For petitioners :Mr.K.Rajeshwaran Page No. 1 of 5

For R1 : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.P.G.Santhosh Kumar *****

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the petitioners to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.3 of 2025 dated 13.01.2025 on the file of the first respondent police, for the offences under Sections 419, 420, 468, 120B, 294(b) and 506(1) of IPC and quash the same.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel on both sides represented that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and to that effect, they have entered into a compromise and the same was filed before this Court.

3. The defacto-complainant and all the accused are present and this Court enquired about the terms of compromise. The defacto-complainant represented that they entered into a compromise and he has no objection to quash the FIR. A compromise memo, dated 16.04.2025 signed by the Page No. 2 of 5

parties and their respective counsel, is also filed before this Court.

4. This Court has perused the terms of the compromise memo. 5.The legal position expressed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and another reported in (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Parbatbhai Aahir @ Parbatbhai Vs. State of Gujarat) reported in (2017) 9 SCC 641 were taken into consideration.

6. In view of the above said judgments and though charges are grave in nature, considering the fact that the dispute is amicably settled between the parties, this Court is of the view that the compromise is to be accepted.

7. Recording the said compromise memo, this petition is allowed and the First Information Report in Crime No.3 of 2025 dated 13.01.2025 on the file of the first respondent police is quashed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No apd To 1.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Theni District.

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

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P.DHANABAL,J apd Crl.OP(MD) No.2993 of 2025 29.04.2025 Page No. 5 of 5