Pramu v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 04.04.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No. 6291 of 2022 Pramu

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.The State represented by The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Tirunelveli District.

(Crime No.34/2008) 2.Subbiah

...Respondents

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records and quash the proceedings in C.C.No.137 of 2014, on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli in so far as the petitioner is concerned. For Petitioner : Mr.Senthil Sankaranatha Kumar For R1 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.K.Jeyamohan

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.137 of 2014, on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli, for an alleged offences under Sections 420, 294(b), 506(ii) and 34 of IPC. 2.The case is under trial. 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 have been signed by the petitioner and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel.

4.Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending before the respondent police. Even though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature. In the light of the guidelines given by the Hon'ble Supreme https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

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 Charge Sheet in C.C.No.137 of 2014, pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli.

5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in C.C.No.137 of 2014, on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli, is quashed insofar as the petitioner alone and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order. Further, the petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- as costs, to the credit of Government of Tamil Nadu, CMPRF in IOB, Secretariat Branch, Chennai-9 (Account No.11720 10000 00070, IFSC Code: IOBA0001172), on or before 11.04.2022 and the receipt of payment shall be produced before the concerned Court, failing which the order shall stand dismissed automatically without any further reference to this Court. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AD-I) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) lr Encl.: xerox copy of Joint Compromise memo.

To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli 2.The Inspector of Police,District Crime Branch, Tirunelveli District.

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

Copy to The Officer Incharge, Chief Ministers Public Relief Fund, Finance(CMPRF) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

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