Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/4499/2025allowed

Jothi Manickam v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2025-03-11Honourable Mr. Justice P.Dhanabal5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 11.03.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL 1.Jothi Manickam 2.Arunachalam ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State, Represented by, The Inspector of Police, Tenkasi Police Station, Tenkasi District.

Crime No.78 of 2025.

2.Shanmugapriya ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S., 2023, to call for the records FIR in connection with Crime No.78 of 2025 on the file of the Inpsector of Police, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Jeyakumar For R-1 : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl. Side) 1/5

For R-2 : Mr.Karthick

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioners to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.78 of 2025, dated 05.02.2025 for the offences under Sections 115(2) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2022 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Counsels on both sides represented that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and they have entered into a compromise and the same was filed before this Court.

3. The defacto complainant and all the accused are present and the defacto complainant represented that she entered into a compromise as they are known to each other. A compromise memo, dated 25.02.2025 signed by the parties, is also filed before this Court.

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4. This Court has perused the terms of the compromise memo.

5. Considering the nature of the offences and the relationship between the parties and they have also entered into a compromise, it is appropriate to allow this petition.

6. Recording the compromise, this petition stands allowed and the First Information Report in Crime No.78 of 2025, dated 05.02.2025 on the file of the first respondent police is quashed. The compromise memo, dated 25.02.2025 filed by the parties shall form part of this order. 11.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes BTR 3/5

To 1.The Inspector of Police, Tenkasi Police Station, Tenkasi District.

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

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P.DHANABAL, J.

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