Shanmugaraja v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL CRL. OP(MD) No.7850 of 2025

1. Shanmugaraja

2. Murugan

3. Shanmuga Jegan ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by the Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

Crime No.832 of 2023.

2. K.Shenthil Kumar ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, to call for the entire records pertaining to the case in Crime No.832 of 2023 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

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For Petitioners : Mr. D. Selvanayagam, For R1 : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For R2 : Mr. K. Karan Singh

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the petitioners/Accused no.1 to 3 to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.832 of 2023 dated 21.07.2023 on the file of the first respondent police, for the offences under Sections 143, 294(b), 323 and 506(1) of IPC 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 all the accused are present and this Court enquired about the terms of compromise. The defacto-complainant represented that they entered into a compromise and he has no objection Page No. 2 of 4

to quash the F.I.R. A compromise memo dated 24.03.2025 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 dated 24.03.2025.

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 dated 24.03.2025, this criminal original petition is allowed and the First Information Report in Crime No.832 of 2023 dated 21.07.2023 on the file of the first respondent police is quashed.

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P.DHANABAL, J.

Mac To

1. The Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

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

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