Arumugam v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.03.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL 1.Arumugam 2.Kumar ... Petitioners Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by The Sub-Inspector of Police, K.Puduppatti Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

2.Suba

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records relating to the case in crime in F.I.R.No.104 of 2024 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.K.Vignesh Kumar For R1 : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.J.Anand Kumar

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the petitioners to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.104 of 2024 dated 15.08.2024 on the 1/4

file of the first respondent police for the offences under Sections 132, 121(1) of BNSS, 2023 and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsels 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 is filed before this Court.

3. The defacto-complainant and the Accused Nos.1 and 2 are present and this Court enquired about the terms of compromise. The defacto-complainant represented that they entered into a compromise and she has no objection to quash the F.I.R. A compromise memo, dated 03.03.2025 signed by the parties and their respective counsels, is also filed before this Court. A counter case was also lodged and F.I.R in Crime No.105 of 2024 has been registered for the offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2) of BNSS, 2023, 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and in the counter case also they entered into a compromise.

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4. This Court has perused the terms of the compromise memo dated 03.03.2025.

5. Considering the nature of the offences and they have also entered into a compromise, it is appropriate to allow this petition.

6. Recording the said compromise memo, this criminal original petition is allowed and the First Information Report in Crime No.104 of 2024 dated 15.08.2024 on the file of the first respondent police is quashed.

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To 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, K.Puduppatti Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

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

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