Vishnupriya Kesavaraj v. M.Ramesh Kannan

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.06.2017

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH Crl.O.P.(MD) No.14414 of 2016 1.Vishnupriya Kesavaraj 2.J.Kesavaraj 3.Radha Kesavaraj @ Kondammal ...Petitioners/Accused No 1 to 3 -vsM.Rameshkannan ... Respondent/Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to call for the records in STC No.242 of 2016 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, No.IV, Madurai and quash the summons.

For Petitioners : Mr.G.R.Swaminathan For Respondent : Mr.Thambidurai for Mr.T.K.Gopalan *****

O R D E R

For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to by their names.

2. Betrothel of Vishnupriya and Rameshkannan was held on 15.06.2013, but for certain reasons, the marriage proposal did not go through and it was abandoned. Rameshkannan, through Advocate Mr.T.K.Gopalan, issued a legal notice dated 17.06.2014 to Vishnupriya and her parents seeking compensation of Rs.1 Crore. Insensed by that, Vishnupriya, through Advocate Mr.A.R.Jeyaruthran, issued a reply notice dated 03.07.2014 addressed to Mr.T.K.Gopalan Advocate refuting the allegations and making counter allegations against Rameshkannan and his family members. Aggrieved by that, Rameshkannan initiated a prosecution in STC No.242/2016 before the Judicial Magistrate NO.IV, Madurai, against Vishnupriya and her family members for offences under Sections 499 Cr.P.C., challenging which, Vishnupriya and her family members are before this Court.

3. Heard Mr.G.R.Swaminathan, counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Thambidurai, counsel for the respondent/complainant. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

4. Without going into the merits of the case, it has been brought to the notice of this Court that the matter has been amicably settled, inasmuch as Vishnupriya's family have paid a sum of Rs.1,25,000/- by way of Demand Draft towards expenses incurred and an unconditional apology has also been tendered by Mr.G.R.Swaminathan, on behalf of and on instructions from Vishnupriya, Kesavaraj and Radha Kesavaraj to Rameshkannan and his family members for the allegations made in the notice dated 03.07.2014.

They have also unconditionally withdrawn the allegations in the said notice.

5. Mr.Thambidurai, counsel on record for Rameshkannan, fairly accepted the apologies on behalf of Rameshkannan and his family members and stated that he has no objection for the prosecution being quashed.

6. Accordingly, the prosecution in STC No.242/2016 before the Judicial Magistrate, NO.IV, Madurai is quashed. Consequently connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. "All is well that ends well".

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AD-II) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To:

1.The Judicial Magistrate No.IV , Madurai.

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

+1cc to Mr.T.K.Gopalan, Advocate Sr.No.59112 RR VB/MR/SAR3/20.06.2017/2P/4C Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14414 of 2016 and Crl.M.P.NOs.6745 and 6746 of 2016 08.06.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/