M. Maharajan v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P(MD)No.7442 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.7442 of 2022 M.Maharajan

...Petitioner/Sole Accused

Vs.

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

(Cr.No.499 of 2021) ... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Marriappan ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.499 of 2021 on the file of the Respondent No.1 police, dated 05.11.2021 and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Rajesh Kumar For R1 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor(Crl. Side) For R2 : Mr.S.Lenin Prabhu

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR as against the petitioner in Crime No.499 of 2021 on the file of the first respondent.

2. The case is under 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 has been signed by the petitioner and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel.

4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the FIR in Crime No.499 of 2021 pending on the file of the first respondent, even though, the offences involved are not https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P(MD)No.7442 of 2022 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 FIR in Crime No.499 of 2021.

5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the FIR in Crime No.499 of 2021 pending on the file of the first respondent 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 credit of Government of Tamil Nadu, CMPRF in IOB, Secretariat Branch, Chennai-9 (Account No.11720 10000 00070, IFSC Code: IOBA0001172) on or before 01.05.2022 and produce the receipt before the respondent police, failing which the order shall stand dismissed automatically without any further reference to this Court. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Records) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) vsd Encl.: xerox copy of Joint Compromise memo.

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. To 1.The Inspector of Police, Veeravanallur Police Station, Veeravanallur, Tirunelveli District.

2. The Officer Incharge, Chief Ministers Public Relief Fund, Finance(CMPRF) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

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

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