Arun Kumar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL CRL.O.P(MD) No.7837 of 2025

1. Arun Kumar

2. Ayanar

3. Anbu Selvam

4. Murali ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Mellur Police Station, Madurai District.

Crime No.234 of 2016.

2. Hemanth Kumar ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, to call for the records relating to the F.I.R in Crime No.234 of 2016 on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same.

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For petitioner : Mr. P.Muthusaravanan For R1 : Mr. M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For R2 : Mr.J.Vivek

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the petitioners / Accused No.1 - 4 to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.234 of 2016 dated 13.03.2016 on the file of the first respondent police, for the offences under Sections 341, 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 signed by the parties and their respective counsels is also filed before this Court. A counter case was also lodged and F.I.R in Crime No.233 of 2016 has been registered for the offences under Sections 147, 294(b), 323, 355, 506(i) of IPC read with Section 3(2)(Va) of the SC/ST (PoA) Act, 2015 and in the counter case also they entered into a compromise.

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.234 of 2016 dated 13.03.2016 on the file of the first respondent police is quashed.

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P.DHANABAL, J.

Mac To

1. The Inspector of Police, Mellur Police Station, Madurai District.

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

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