Ranjith v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.12.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU 1.Ranjith 2.Amstrong @ Kurichan 3.Kitheriyan 4.Bayilsing 5.Thesing Raja 6.Santhiyagu Micheal @ Antony Santhiyagu Micheal ... Petitioners/Accused No.1-4, 6 & 7 Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Koodankulam Police Station, Koodankulam, Tirunelveli District.

Crime No.249 of 2020 ... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Lerince @ Terance ...2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records pertaining to the Charge Sheet in C.C.No.1475 of 2020 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Radhapuram and quash the same insofar as the petitioners are concerned.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Pon Karthikeyan For R1 : Mr.V.Neelakandan, Additional Public Prosecutor For R2 : Mr.P.T.Ramesh Rajan

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.1475 of 2020 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Radhapuram.

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 1/3

therefore, the petitioner would pray for quashing the charge sheet in C.C.No.1475 of 2020 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Radhapuram.

3.The compromise memo is filed before this Court and the parties along with their respective counsel are also personally present before this Court today(21.12.2020) 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 identity and would state that he has no objection for the above compromise. The parties were also identified by the Inspector of Police, Koodankulam Police Station, Koodankulam, Tirunelveli District.

4.In the result, by recording the compromise, the Criminal Original Petition is allowed and charge sheet in C.C.No.1475 of 2020 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Radhapuram, is quashed. The joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Encl: Xerox Copy of the Memo of Compromise.

gns 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 Judicial Magistrate Court, Radhapuram.

2.The Inspector of Police, Koodankulam Police Station, Koodankulam, Tirunelveli District.

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

+1cc to Mr.R.Ponkarthikeyan, Advocate Sr.No.26775 21.12.2020 MJ(CO) NR (07/01/2020) 3P : 5C 3/3