Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/18873/2021allowed

Siva Sakthinathan v. The Inspector Of Police

2021-12-08Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan2 pages

Crl.O.P(MD)No.18873 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.12.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.18873 of 2021 1.Siva Sakthinathan 2.Tamilselvi 3.Surya @ Jeyasurya ... Petitioners Vs 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Usilampatty, Madurai District.

(Crime No.3 of 2019) 2.Vimala ... Respondents Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records relating to the Crime No.3 of 2019 on the file of the 1st respondent police and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1.

Mr.B.Elankumaran for R2.

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed for quashing the FIR in Crime No.3 of 2019 registered on the file of the first respondent.

2.The defacto complainant/Vimala is present before this Court in person. She has been duly identified by Ms.R.Uma, WHC 544, attached to first respondent police station. The parties have filed a memo of joint compromise dated 01.12.2021. The defacto complainant categorically states before this Court that she does not want to pursue the complaint. When the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement and the deafcto complainant does not want to pursue the complaint, no purpose will be served in keeping the impugned prosecution alive. The impugned FIR is quashed. The criminal original petition is allowed.

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To:

1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Usilampatty, Madurai District.

2. The Additional Public prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai Crl.O.P(MD)No.18873 of 2021 08.12.2021 MSK(CO) KB(22.12.2021) 2P 3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2