Ragunath v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 05.09.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.[MD] No.15796 of 2018 1.Ragunath 2.Rengaraj 3.Pushpam 4.Priyanka 5.Rajarajan : Petitioners/Accused 1 to 5 Vs.

1.The State represented by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Lalgudi, Trichy District.

: 1st Respondent / Complainant 2.Akilandeswari : 2nd Respondent / De-facto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records pertaining to the FIR in Crime No.6 of 2018 on the file of the first respondent police and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioners : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar For R-1 : Mr.K.Suyambulinga Bharathi Government Advocate [Crl.Side] For R-2 : Mr.P.Chellapandian

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.6 of 2018 on the file of the first respondent, for an alleged offences under Sections 420, 376 and 506(i) IPC. 2.The case is still in 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. In order to identify the respective parties they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card are made part of the record. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable

settlement between themselves.

4.Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending. 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.6 of 2018. 5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.6 of 2018, on the file of the first respondent, is quashed and the terms of Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this order. Each of the petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.700/- as costs, to the credit of the "Environment Fund" (payable in Account No.6656485009, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Committee) within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar mm To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Lalgudi, Trichy District.

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

Copy To, The Registrar(Judicial) Madurai Bench of Madras High court, Madurai.

+1cc to Mr.T.LeninKumar, Advocate SR No.82632 +1cc to Mr.D.Venkatesh, Advoctae SR No.82635 Crl.O.P.[MD] No.15796 of 2018 NM/RSK/SAR 1/18.09.18/2P/6C