Raja v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.(MD).No.9146 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.02.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.9146 of 2021

1. Raja

2. Revathi

...Petitioners/Accused No 1 & 2

Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Jeeyapuram Police Station, Trichy District (Crime No.203 of 2021) ... Respondent/Complainant 2.Murugeswaran ... Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the entire records pertaining to the case in Crime No.203 of 2021 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same as against the petitioners.

For Petitioners : Mr.Pitchaimuthu For R-1 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate(Crl.Side) For R-2 : Mr.P.Maharaja

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.203 of 2021 , on the file of the first respondent police, for an alleged offences under Sections 294(b) 324,506(ii) of IPC r/w.Section 4 of TNPHW Act. 2.The case is still at 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.

4.Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending before the respondent police. 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.203 of 2021 pending on the file of the first respondent police.

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Crl.O.P.(MD).No.9146 of 2021 5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.203 of 2021, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed insofar as the petitioners alone and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (W) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) aav ENCL:Xerox Copy of Joint Compromise Memo To 1.The Inspector of Police, Jeeyapuram Police Station, Trichy District 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Crl.O.P.(MD).No.9146 of 2021 11.02.2022 SB(CO) GC(23.02.2022) 2P 3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2