Ramesh v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL CRL. OP(MD) No.7741 of 2025 and CRL.MP(MD) No.5779 of 2025 Ramesh ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Nachiyarpuram Police Station, Nachiyarpuram Sivagangai District.

Crime No. 51 of 2025.

2. Tamilselvi ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.51 of 2025 on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same as illegal as against the petitioner / accused.

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For Petitioner : Mr. P. Mohammed Sherif For R1 : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For R2 : Mr. M. Silambarsan

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the petitioner/sole accused to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.51 of 2025 dated 25.03.2025 on the file of the first respondent police, for the offences under Sections 296(b), 351(2) and 78 of BNS, 2023 and Section 4 of the TN Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 and quash the same.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsels 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 are present and this Court enquired about the terms of compromise. The defacto-complainant Page No. 2 of 4

represented that they entered into a compromise and she has no objection to quash the F.I.R. A compromise memo signed by the parties and their respective counsels 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.51 of 2025 dated 25.03.2025 on the file of the first respondent police is quashed. Consequently, connected criminal miscellaneous petition is closed.

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P.DHANABAL, J.

Mac To

1. The Inspector of Police, Nachiyarpuram Police Station, Nachiyarpuram, Sivagangai District.

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

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