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N.Kannan v. The Inspector Of Police

2021-09-14Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan2 pages

Crl.O.P(MD)No.5651 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :14.09.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.5651 of 2021 1.N.Kannan 2.A.Nadarajan 3.N.Pathilakshmi @ Lakshmi 4.N.Arul ... Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 Vs.

1.State rep.by The Inspector of Police, Mukkudal Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.K.Priya ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records impugned FIR in Crime No.257 of 2020 dated 04.06.2020 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.Aayiram K.Selvakumar For Respondents : Mr.K.Sanjay Gandhi for R1 Government Advocate

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.257 of 2020, on the file of the first respondent police, for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323 and 506(i) of IPC and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act 2002.

2.The second respondent / defacto complainant as well as the petitioners/accused are present before this Court and they are identified by the respective learned counsel and both the parties have filed joint compromise memo stating that the matter in issue between them has been amicably resolved and therefore, the second respondent / defacto complainant is not willing to prosecute the case and therefore would pray for quashing the FIR.

3. The compromise memo is filed before this Court and the parties are also present at the learned Government Advocate office and their identity has also been verified through video conference. The matter in issue has been compromised between the parties. 4.In the result, by recording the compromise, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Crime https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P(MD)No.5651 of 2021 No.257 of 2020, on the file of the first respondent police are quashed. The joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (W) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) tta Note:In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

Encl: The Joint Compromise Memo.

To:

1.The Inspector of Police, Mukkudal Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

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

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