Janakaraj v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 24/10/2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

1. Janakaraj

2. Thavaselvai ... Petitioners Vs 1.The State Represented by its The Inspector of Police, Manikandam Police Station, Trichy District.

(in Crime No.20 of 2025) 2.Sasikumar, S/o. Subbaiah ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records pertaining to Crime No.20 of 2025 dated 17.02.2025 on the file of the Manikandam Police Station, Trichy District and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Purantharadhasar, For R1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R2 : Mr.Kannan Gurusamy 1/9

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.20 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent Police, which was registered for the offences under Sections 296(b) and 118(1) of BNS.

2. The allegation in the FIR is that on account of prior enmity, the petitioners attacked the defacto complainant, caused him simple injuries and abused him in filthy language and thus, committed the aforesaid offences.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the defacto complainant/the second respondent would submit that the parties have now entered into a compromise on the advise of the elders and well-wishers and both the parties have agreed that the impugned F.I.R may be quashed.

4.The parties have also filed a joint compromise memo dated 06.10.2025. The scanned copy of the compromise memo reads as follows:

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5.The petitioners, namely, Janakaraj (Aadhaar No.6885 8525 9128) and Thavaselvai (Aadhaar No.6333 0186 1059) and the second respondent, namely, Sasikumar (Aadhaar No.9989 1688 2529) are present before this Court in person. They are identified by Mr.A.Sagayaseelan, Head Constable, Manikandam Police Station, Trichy. All the parties confirmed the compromise arrived at between them. 6.Considering the nature of the offences and the fact that the parties have arrived at a compromise, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the impugned FIR pending 7/9

investigation. Accordingly, the impugned FIR in Crime No.20 of 2025, on the file of the first respondent police, is quashed and the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

24.10.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No cp To 1.The Inspector of Police, Manikandam Police Station, Trichy District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN,J CP

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.16995 of 2025 Date : 24/10/2025 9/9