Veemaraj v. The Inspector Of Police

C rl.O.P.(MD)No.14255 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.12.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14255 of 2020 1)Veemaraj 2)Kodicharam 3)Pandi 4)Thangamalai 5)Jeyachandran ... Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 4,7 vs.

1)State rep by Inspector of Police, C3, S.S Colony Police Station, Madurai City, Madurai.

In Crime No.501 of 2017

...Respondent No.1/Complainant

2)Mahendran ... Respondents/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to call for records in Crime No.501 of 2017 on the file of 1st respondent police and quash the same as illegal and violation of law.

For Petitioners : Mr.I.Murugan For R1 : Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to call for records relating to the FIR in Crime No.501/2017 registered under Sections 147, 294(b), 324, 379(NP), 506(ii) and Section 4 of Tamilnadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 2002, on the file of 1st respondent police and quash the same.

2.The second respondent / defacto complainant, as well as the petitioner/accused are present before this Court and they are identified by the respective learned counsel and both the parties have filed a joint compromise memo stating that the matter has been amicably resolved between themselves and the second respondent / defacto complainant is not willing to prosecute the complaint and therefore, the petitioners would pray for quashing the FIR in Crime No.501/2017 on the file of 1st respondent police. 3.The compromise memo is filed before this Court and the parties along with their respective counsel are also personally present before this Court and the defacto complainant has represented before this Court that the matter has been settled amicably between the parties. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor who was present in the Court had also verified their https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

C rl.O.P.(MD)No.14255 of 2020 identity and would state that he has no objection for the above compromise.

4.In the result, by recording the compromise, the Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the FIR in Crime No.501/2017 on the file of 1st respondent police, is quashed. The joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) bala 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.

ENCL : Xerox copy of Joint Compromise Memo.

To 1)The Inspector of Police, C3, S.S Colony Police Station, Madurai City, Madurai.

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

+1 CC to M/s.I.MURUGAN, Advocate ( SR-26876[F] dated 22/12/2020 ) Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14255 of 2020 DATED : 18.12.2020 TP(CO) KK(31.12.2020) 2P 4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2