Karunakaran v. The Inspector Of Police
C rl.O.P.(MD)No.12972 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.11.2020
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12972 of 2020 1.Karunakaran 2.Viji@Vijayasekar (wrongly mentioned as Viji in FIR instead of Vijayasekar) 3.Karunakaran 4.Murugan 5.Vinoth @Vinothkumar (Wrongly mentioned as Vinoth in FIR instead of Vinothkumar) 6.Murugan : Petitioners/Accused Vs.
1. State represented by The Inspector of Police Nathampatti Police Station Virudhunagar District (In Crime No.31 of 2020) : 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Muthupandi : 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to call for the entire records connected to the impugned First Information Report in Crime No.31 of 2020 pending on the file of the first respondent and quash the same against the petitioners. For Petitioners : Mr.R.Karunanidhi For R-1 : Mr.R.Srinivasan Government Advocate For R2 : Mr.R.Senthil Kumar
O R D E R
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed praying to call for the entire records pertaining to the impugned First Information Report registered in Crime No.31 of 2020 for the offence under Sections 147, 341, 294(b), 323, 324 and 506(ii) I.P.C and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 pending on the file of the first respondent and quash the same against the petitioners.
2.The second respondent / defacto complainant as well as the petitioners/accused 1 to 6 are present before this Court through https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2
C rl.O.P.(MD)No.12972 of 2020 video conference and they are identified by their respective learned counsels and both the parties have filed a joint compromise memo stating that the matter in issue between them has been amicably resolved and therefore, the second respondent / defacto complainant is not willing to prosecute the case and therefore, would pray for quashing the F.I.R. in Crime No.31 of 2020.
3.The joint compromise memo is filed before this Court and the parties are also present personally along with their respective counsels and the learned Government Advocate would state that he has verified their identity.
4. In the result, by recording the compromise, the Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the F.I.R in Crime No.31 of 2020 on the file of the first respondent police is quashed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (C.O) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) msa Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the Advocate / litigant concerned.
To
1. The Inspector of Police, Nathampatti Police Station, Virudhunagar District.
2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
+9 CCs to Mr.R.KARUNANIDHI, Advocate (SR-22224[F] dated 20/11/2020) Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12972 of 2020 19.11.2020 CK(CO) CS(27.11.2020) 2P 12C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2