A. Sekar v. The Inspector Of Police
Crl.O.P.(MD) No.6326 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.04.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.(MD) No.6326 of 2022 1.A.Sekar 2.Sangeetha
...Petitioners/Accused No.1 & 2
Vs.
1. State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Aralvoimozhi Police Station, Kanyakumari District.
(Crime No.87 of 2022) ...1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Sathiyaveni ...2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying this Court to call for records and quash the FIR in Crime.No.87 of 2022.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Sankar For R1 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.A.B.Jeeva
ORDER
The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No. 87 of 2022, on the file of the respondent police, for an alleged offences under Sections 294(b), 323, and 324 of IPC and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002.
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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2
Crl.O.P.(MD) No.6326 of 2022 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.87 of 2022, on the file of the respondent police. 5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.87 of 2022, on the file of the 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 (CO) // True Copy // 18/04/2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) lr Encl: Photocopy of Joint Compromise Memo.
To
1. The Inspector of Police, Aralvoimozhi Police Station, Kanyakumari District.
2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
3. The Joint Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, CMPRF (Finance Department), Secretariat Branch, Chennai-9.
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