Jayaram Pandi v. The Sub Inspector Of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.11.2017

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.S.SUNDAR Crl.O.P.(MD) No.14782 of 2017 Jayarampandi ... Petitioner / Sole accused -Vs1.The Sub Inspector of Police, Town North Police Station, Dindigul.

(Crime No.304 of 2014) ... 1st Respondent /Complainant 2.S.T.N.Sivaraman ...2nd respondent/De facto Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records relating to the C.C.No.7 of 2016 on the file of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dindigul and quash the same.

For Petitioner :

Mr.L. Prabhu For R-1 :

Mr.K.S. Duraipandian Additional Public Prosecutor For R-2 : Mr.A.Nagarajendran ***

O R D E R

This Criminal Original petition is filed to call for the records relating to the charge sheet in C.C.No.7 of 2016 on the file of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dindigul and quash the same.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the first respondent and the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent.

3. The petitioner is the sole accused in Criminal Proceedings in C.C.No.7 of 2016 on the file of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dindigul. On the basis of the complaint lodged by the second respondent / de facto complainant, a case was registered by https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the first respondent police in Crime No.304 of 2014 for the offences under Sections 341,294(b), 355 and 506(ii) of IPC against the petitioner. Thereafter, the first respondent police has filed a charge sheet before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dindigul and the same was taken on file in C.C.No.7 of 2016.

4. It appears that parties viz., petitioner and the second respondent / de facto complainant have settled their dispute amicably out of Court, at the instigation of the elders and well wishers and they have also entered into a compromise. A joint compromise memo signed by the parties concerned in the presence of their respective counsels is produced before this Court. As per the joint compromise memo, the de facto complainant has agreed to withdraw the criminal case and the petitioner and the second respondent have requested this Court to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.7 of 2016 on the file of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dindigul.

5. The parties viz., petitioner and the second respondent, have appeared before this Court and expressed in unequivocal terms that the Joint Compromise Memo was signed by them on their own will and volition. The identities of the parties are verified with reference to the authenticated documents produced by the parties before this Court. The identity of the parties are also confirmed by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor through the first respondent Police.

6. In the said circumstances, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose will be served by keeping this matter pending. Hence, on the basis of the compromise memo signed by the parties, the Criminal Original petition is allowed and the proceedings pending in C.C.No.7 of 2016 on the file of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dindigul, is quashed in toto. The Joint Compromise Memo signed by the parties shall form part of the order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(P&A) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar (*)COMPROMISE MEMO XEROX COPY IS ENCLOSED HEREWITH To 1.The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dindigul, 2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Town North Police Station, Dindigul.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +One cc to Mr.L.Prabhu, Advocate, SR.No.84995 trp RL/5C/2P/KP/SAR1/14/11/2017 Crl.O.P.(MD) No.14782 of 2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 02.11.2017