Jegan @ Billa Jegan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.11.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

1. Jegan @ Billa jegan

2. S.J.Elavington @Velington

3. Manikandan

4. Devaraj

5. Santhanaraj ... Petitioners/Accused 1 to 5 Vs.

1.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, North Police Station Thoothukudi District Thoothukudi.

... 1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Anskumar ...2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records in connection with the charge sheet in C.C.No.1210 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Thoothukudi and quash the same in respect of the petitioners.

For Petitioners : Mr.V.Malaiyendran For R-1 : Mr.K.Suyambulinga Bharathi Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.1210 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Thoothukudi, for an alleged offences under Sections 147,294(b), 323 and 506(ii ) of IPC 2.The case is under trial. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

3.A Joint Memo of Compromise has been filed before this Court which have been signed by the petitioners and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioners and the second 1/3

respondent were also present in person before this Court and they were identified by Mr.S.Muruga Boopathy , SSI of Police. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.

4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the First Information Report pending, even though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature. In the light of the guidelines given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in 2017 9 SCC 641-(Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath), this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the proceedings in C.C.No.1210 of 2017. 5.This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in C.C.No.1210 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Thoothukudi, is quashed insofar as the petitioners alone and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order. Each of the petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.

2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand only) as costs, to the credit of the Chief Justice Relief Fund (payable in Accounts Section of the High Court Registry), within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) aav Encl:

Xerox copy of the Joint Compromise Memo To

1. The Judicial Magistrate No.III, Thoothukudi

2. The Inspector of Police, North Police Station Thoothukudi District 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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Copy to:

The Section Officer, Accounts Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.V.MALAIYENDRAN, Advocate ( SR-97143[F] dated 08/11/2019 08.11.2019 JMN(22.11.2019) 3P : 6C 3/3