Vilson v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.08.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.[MD].No.10244 of 2018 1.Vilson 2.Manikandan(Bombay Kullaththa) 3.Sathishkumar 4.Manikandan : Petitioners Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Tamil University Police Station, Thanjavur In Crime No.435 of 2016.

: 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Suresh : 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records and quash the FIR in Crime No.435 of 2016 on the file of the The Inspector of Police, Tamil University Police Station, Thanjavur.

For Petitioners : Mrs.M.Viji For R-1 : Mr.K.Suyambulinga Bharathi Government Advocate [Crl. Side] For R-2 : Mr.M.Prabhakaran

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.435 of 2016 pending on the file of first respondent, for an alleged offences under Sections 341, 294(b), 395, 386, 506(ii) IPC and Sections 25(1) (a) of Arms Act 1959.

2. The case is still in 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. In order to identify the respective parties they have also produced the copy of the Aadhaar Card which is made part of the record. This Court also enquired both https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.

4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending, 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.435 of 2016.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.435 of 2016 pending on the file of first respondent, is quashed and the terms of Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this order. Each of the petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.750/- as costs, to the credit of the Chief Justice Relief Fund (payable in Accounts Section of the High Court Registry, Madurai Bench), within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar gns To 1.The Inspector of Police, Tamil University Police Station, Thanjavur.

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

Copy to, 1.The Section Officer, 2.The Section Officer, Crl Section, Accounts Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai Bench of Madras High Madurai.

Court, Madurai.

+1cc to Mr.M.Viji Advocate in SR No.80052 Crl.O.P.[MD].No.10244 of 2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ NM/SKN/SAR 4/19.12.2018/2P/5C