P.Naveen Narayan v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 15.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL CRL. O.P(MD) No.6770 of 2025 1.P.Naveen Narayan 2.Stephen 3.Prakash 4.Alwin Jerold @ Alvin Jeral S/o.Pauljoseph, Minor rep., by his father 5.M.Rahul @ Ragul S/o.Murugan, Minor rep., by his father ... Petitioners Vs., 1.State of Tamil Nadu, rep., by the Inspector of Police, Kalaiyarkovil Police Station, Sivagangai District.

Crime No.17 of 2025 2.Kaleeshwaran ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 to call for the records and quash the FIR in Crime No.17 of 2025 dated 14.01.2025 for the alleged offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 118(2) and 351(3) of BNS Act on the file of the first respondent. Page No. 1 of 4

For petitioners : Mr.K.Sheenivasan For R1 : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl side) For R2 : Mr.M.Thamizhanban

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the petitioners to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.17 of 2025 dated 14.01.2025 on the file of the first respondent police, for the offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 118(2) and 351(3) of BNS and quash the same.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel on both sides represented that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and to that effect, they have entered into a compromise and the same was filed before this Court.

3. The defacto complainant and the accused persons are present and this Court enquired about the terms of compromise. The defactocomplainant represented that they entered into a compromise and they Page No. 2 of 4

have no objection to quash the FIR. A compromise memo, dated 09.04.2025 signed by the parties and their respective counsel, is also filed before this Court.

4. This Court has perused the terms of the compromise memo.

5. Considering the nature of the offences and the parties have also entered into a compromise, it is appropriate to allow this petition.

6. Recording the said compromise memo, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the First Information Report in Crime No.17 of 2025 dated 14.01.2025 on the file of the first respondent police is quashed.

15.04.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Rmk Page No. 3 of 4

P.DHANABAL,J Rmk To 1.The Inspector of Police, Kalaiyarkovil Police Station, Sivagangai District.

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

ORDER IN Crl.OP(MD) No.6770 of 2025 15.04.2025 Page No. 4 of 4