Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/14447/2021allowed

A.Malairaj v. The Inspector Of Police

2021-11-08Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.11.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P(MD)Nos.14447 and 14465 of 2021 In Crl.O.P(MD)No.14447 of 2021:

1.A.Malairaj 2.Poomalai 3.Ramar 4.Vetrivel 5.Rajeswari 6.Periyanatchi @ Vasanthi 7.Gurusonai ... Petitioners/Accused No.1-7 Vs 1.The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Cr.No.202 of 2017.

2.Arumugam ... Respondents/Defacto Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.G.Azhagu Prasath For R1 : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.R.Vignesh PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and quash the proceedings in Cr.No. 202 of 2017.

In Crl.O.P(MD)No.14465 of 2021:

1.Priya 2.Selvi 1/3

3.Arun Pandi 4.Arumugam 5.Pandiya Raj 6.Muniyandi 7.Vigneswaran ... Petitioners/Accused No.1-2,4-8 Vs 1.The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Cr.No.203 of 2017.

... Respondent/Complainant 2.Malairaj ... Respondent/Defacto Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.R.Vignesh For R1 : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.G.Azhagu Prasath PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and quash the proceedings in Cr.No. 203 of 2017.

C O M M O N O R D E R These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed for quashing the FIRs in Crime No.202 of 2017 and Crime No.203 of 2017 registered on the file of Inspector of Police, Silaiman Police Station, Silaiman, Madurai District. They are counter cases. 2.One Arumugam, W/o.Karuppanan is the defacto complainant in Crime No.202 of 2017 and one Malairaj, S/o.Ariram is the defacto complainant in Crime No.203 of 2017. The accused are also present before this Court. They have filed a joint memo of compromise and they have no objection for quashing the impugned FIRs. 3.I personally enquired the individual defacto complainants. Both of them answered in the affirmative that the matter has been amicably resolved. The defacto complainants have been duly identified by their respective counsel viz., Mr.G.Alagu Prasad (Enrolment No.2086/2020) and Mr.R.Vignesh.

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4.Since the parties have chosen to give a quietus to controversy, keeping the prosecution alive will not serve any purpose. I am satisfied that the issue has been resolved. 5.Both the impugned FIRs are quashed. Both the Criminal Original Petitions are allowed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) PNM 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, 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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