Vishwa v. The Inspector Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.04.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN 1.Vishwa 2.Siva 3.Sonai @ Ashwin 4.Dhaya @ Dheenathayalan 5.Arun Kumar
...Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 5
Vs.
1. State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, SS Colony Police Station, Madurai City.
(Crime No.1040 of 2021) ... 1st Respondent / Complainant
2. Mathan ... 2nd Respondent / Defacto complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying this Court to call for records relating to FIR in Crime No.1040 of 2021 dated 05.11.2021, on the file of the Inspector of Police, SS Colony Police Station, Madurai City and quash the same as against the petitioner.
For Petitioners : Mr.P.Balasubramanian For R1 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.D.Ramesh Kumar
ORDER
The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No. 1040 of 2021, on the file of the first respondent police, for an alleged offences under Sections 147, 148 and 324 of IPC.
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2.The case is still at the stage of 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 have been signed by the petitioners 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 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 First Information Report in Crime No. 1040 of 2021, on the file of the first respondent police. 5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No. 1040 of 2021, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed insofar as the petitioners alone and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order.
Further, the petitioners 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 21.04.2022 and the receipt of payment shall be produced before the first respondent, failing which the order shall stand dismissed automatically without any further reference to this Court.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-) // True Copy // 18/04/2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Lr Encl.: xerox copy of Joint Compromise memo.
To
1. The Inspector of Police, SS Colony Police Station, Madurai City.
2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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Copy to The Officer Incharge, Chief Ministers Public Relief Fund, Finance(CMPRF) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
+1 CC to M/s.P. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Advocate ( SR-18796[F] dated 13/04/2022 ) 11.04.2022 nsn(CO) TR(18.04.2022) 3P 5C 3/3