Nagaraj @ Nagarajan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.08.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.OP(MD)No.6038 of 2021 1.Nagaraj @ Nagarajan 2.Dhinakaran 3.Malaimurugan 4.Manivannan 5.Silambarasan 6.Anbu @ Anbu Selvam 7.Karuchamy @ Karisamy ... Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 7 vs.

1.The State Represented by its, The Inspector of Police, Emaneswaram Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

(Crime No.297 of 2020) ... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Rajendran ... Respondent No 2 /Defacto Complainant 3.Sakthi Kumar ... 3rd Respondent/Victim PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to call for the entire records in relating to the impugned FIR in Crime No.297 of 2020 on the file of the 1st respondent and to quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.M.S.Jeyakarthik For R1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate(Criminal Side) For R2 & R3 : Mr.S.Vidhyasagar

O R D E R

This petition has been filed to quash Crime No.297 of 2020 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Emaneswaram Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

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2.The contention of the petitioners and the respondents 2 & 3 is that based on the complaint lodged by the second respondent, the first respondent registered First Information Report in Crime No.297 of 2020 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 448, 427 & 506 (ii) of IPC, against the petitioners. 3.The further contention of the petitioners is that they compromised the issue with the respondents 2 & 3 amicably. A joint memo of compromise was filed, which has been duly signed by the petitioners and the respondents 2 & 3 and also by their respective counsels.

4.The petitioners and the respondents 2 & 3 appeared through video conference from the office of the learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) before this Court along with their counsels and also produced their Aadhar cards. They were also identified by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) and Mr.T.Kannan, Special Sub-Inspector of Police, Emaneswaram Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. Both the parties were enquired by me and they accepted the terms of compromise. Hence, the Compromise Memo is recorded. 5.Considering the totality of the circumstances, the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and also in view of the joint compromise memo, dated 16.04.2021, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served by keeping the matter pending. Hence, all further proceedings in Crime No.297 of 2020 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, Emaneswaram Police Station, Ramanathapuram District, is quashed and the compromise memo is recorded.

6.In the result, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the entire proceedings in Crime No.297 of 2020 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, Emaneswaram Police Station, Ramanathapuram District, is hereby quashed in respect of the petitioners and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (W) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) 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. 2/3

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Emaneswaram Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

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

Crl.OP(MD)No.6038 of 2021 03.08.2021 TSK(CO) KB(24.11.2021) 3P 3C 3/3