Veeramani v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.04.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and Crl.M.P(MD) No.4490 of 2022 Veeramani

...Petitioner/Sole Accused

Vs.

1. The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station Cantonment, Trichy (Crime No.22 of 2021) ... 1st Respondent/Complainant

2. Gowri Rural Welfare Officer, Women Manikandam Local Union Trichy ...2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant

3. xxxxx xxxxx Tiruchirapalli ...3rd Respondent/Victim PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to call for the records relating to the proceedings of the charge sheet in Spl.S.C.No.27 of 2022 pending on the file of the Sessions Court(Mahila Court) Tiruchirapalli and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.P.Narayanakumar For Respondents : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi No.1 Additional Public Prosecutor No.3 : Mr.R.Rajesh

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Spl.S.C.No.27 of 2022 pending on the file of the Sessions Court(Mahila Court) Tiruchirapalli.

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 has been signed by the petitioner and the third respondent and also by their respective counsel. The parties were present before this Court and they were identified by their respective counsels. 1/3

4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the Spl.S.C.No.27 of 2022 pending on the file of the Sessions Court(Mahila Court) Tiruchirapalli, 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 charge sheet in Spl.S.C.No.27 of 2022. 5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Spl.S.C.No.27 of 2022 pending on the file of the Sessions Court(Mahila Court) Tiruchirapalli, is quashed and the terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.

5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) as costs, to the to the credit of Government of Tamil Nadu, CMPRF in IOB, Secretariat Branch, Chennai-9 (Account No.11720 10000 00070, IFSC Code: IOBA0001172). Further the petitioner is also directed to register the marriage with the victim girl produce the Marriage Registration Certificate and the receipt of payment of costs to the first respondent police and also before the concerned court on or before 26.04.2022, failing which the order shall stand dismissed automatically without any further reference to this Court. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) // True Copy // 11/04/2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-II) aav ENCL:Xerox Copy of Joint Compromise Memo To 1.The Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Tiruchirapalli 2.The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station Cantonment, Trichy 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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COPY TO:

THE OFFICER INCHARGE, THE CHIEF MINISTER PUBLIC RELIEF FUND, SECRETARIAT, CHENNAI - 9.

+1 CC to M/s.K.P. NARAYANAKUMAR, Advocate ( SR-17282[F] dated 07/04/2022 ) 07.04.2022 sj(CO) GC(11.04.2022) 3P 6C 3/3