Velmurugan v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl O.P.(MD)No.9287 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.11.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl O.P.(MD)No.9287 of 2021 Velmurugan ... Petitioner/ Sole Accused Vs.

1.The State represented The Inspector of Police, Samayanallur Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.65 of 2021) ... 1st Respondent/ Complainant 2.Velusamy ... 2nd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records in connection with Crime No.65 of 2021 pending on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same insofar as the petitioner is concerned. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Veerapandi Selvaraj for Mr.M.Maharaja For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Criminal Side) for R1 Ms.A.Banumathy for R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

2. A case arising under Section 306 IPC cannot be quashed based on compromise with the defacto complainant. The petitioner is given liberty to file fresh Original Petition and argue the case on merits. Since the defacto complainant herein today made it clear that he does not want to pursue the matter, he need not be again arrayed as a respondent.

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To 1.The Inspector of Police, Samayanallur Police Station, Madurai District.

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

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