Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/20333/2021allowed

Vangar Kalyan Sitaramaiah v. The Inspector Of Police

2021-12-20Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan2 pages

Crl.O.P(MD)No.20333 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.12.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.20333 of 2021 1.Dr.Vangara Kalyan Sitharamaiah 2.Vangara Kiran @ Vangara Kiran Kumar 3.Divya @ Vangara Divya 4.Sathiyanarayanan @ Vangara Sathyanarayana 5.Koteeshwariyammal @ Vangara Koteswaramma ... Petitioners 1 to 5/Accused 1 to 5 Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Dindigul, Dindigul District.

... Respondent No.1/Complainant 2.S.Sumitra ... Respondent-2/Defacto Complainant Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to record this joint compromise memo as part and parcel of the quash petition and call for the records pertaining to the impugned First Information Report in Crime No.8 of 2021 under Sections 498(A), 323, 294(b), 506(i) of IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 dated 09.04.20201 on the file of the respondent No.1 and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Lawrence Vimal Raj.

For Respondents : Mr.A.Albert James, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1.

Mr.K.Uthayakumar for R2

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed for quashing the FIR in Crime No.8 of 2021 registered on the file of the first respondent.

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Crl.O.P(MD)No.20333 of 2021 2.The defacto complainant/Sumitra is present before this Court in person. She has been duly identified by Ms.T.Dhanalakshmi, WGr-I 1823, attached to first respondent police station. The parties have filed a memo of joint compromise. 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, Dindigul, Dindigul District.

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

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