Ponmurugan v. The Inspector Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.03.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.5396 of 2022 1.Ponmurugan 2.Manibalamurugan @ Manikandan 3.Madhankumar @ Mathan 4.Vijayakumar @ Vijay 5.Goutham Karthik @ Gotham ... Petitioners/Accused Vs.
1.The Inspector of Police, Kamuthi Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.
(Crime No.567 of 2021) ... 1st Respondent/Complainant
2. Paranjothi ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records of the FIR in Crime No. 567 of 2021 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same For Petitioners : Mr.S.Bharathi For Respondents : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor for R.1 Mr.S.Rajendran for R.2
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR as against the petitioners / Accused in Crime No. 567 of 2021 on the file of the first respondent for the alleged offences under Sections 147, 294(b), 323, 336 and 506(ii) IPC and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.
2. The case is under investigation. 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 has been signed by the petitioners and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel.
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4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the FIR in Crime No. 567 of 2021 pending on the file of the first respondent, 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 FIR in Crime No. 567 of 2021.
5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the FIR in Crime No. 567 of 2021 pending on the file of the first respondent is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this order. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) as costs, to the District Siddha Medical Officer, CCRI, Periyakulam in State Bank of India, Periyakulam Branch bearing Account No.10767823177, IFSC No.SBIN000898, MICR Code No.625002601, on or before 01.04.2022 and the receipt of payment shall be produced before the respondent police, failing which the order shall stand dismissed automatically without any further reference to this Court.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) mga Note:In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned. To 1.The Inspector of Police, Kamuthi Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.
2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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Copy to The District Siddha Medical Officer, CCRI, Periyakulam.
+2 CC to M/s.S.BHARATHI, Advocate ( SR-13754[F] dated 23/03/2022 ) Crl.O.P(MD)No.5396 of 2022 23.03.2022 sj(CO) TR(25.03.2022) 3P 6C 3/3