Yugesh v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.11.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.O.P.(MD) No.18778 of 2023 Yugesh ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs.

1.The Inspector of Police, Allinagaram Police Station, Allinagaram, Theni District.

(Crime No.342 of 2022) ...1st Respondent/Complainant 2.R.Jeyasri ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned charge sheet in STC No.696 of 2023 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Theni and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Jeganatha For R1 : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl.side) For R2 : Mr.N.Sathiswaran 1/4

O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition is filed to call for the records pertaining to the impugned charge sheet in STC No.696 of 2023 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Theni and quash the same.

2. The contention of the petitioner is that based on the complaint lodged by the 2nd respondent, the 1st respondent registered the First Information Report in Crime No.342 of 2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 279, 337 IPC, against the petitioner. It appears that there is damage to the car of the defacto complainant. 3.The further contention of the petitioner is that they compromised the issue with the 2nd respondent amicably. A joint memo of compromise was filed, which has been duly signed by the petitioner and the 2nd respondent and also by their respective counsels. 4.The petitioners and the 2nd respondent appeared before this Court along with their counsels and also produced their Aadhar cards. They were also identified by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) and the Investigation Officer. Both the parties were enquired by me and they accepted the terms of compromise. Hence, the Compromise Memo is 2/4

recorded.

5.Considering the totality of the circumstances, the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioner and also in view of the joint compromise memo, dated 15.11.2023, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served by keeping the matter pending. Hence, all further proceedings in C.C.No.696 of 2022 pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Theni, is quashed and the compromise memo is recorded.

6.In the result, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the entire proceedings in C.C.No.696 of 2023, pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Theni, is hereby quashed in respect of the petitioner and the terms of joint compromise memo shall form part of this order.

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G.ILANGOVAN. J.

Indu To 1.The Inspector of Police, Allinagaram Police Station, Allinagaram, Theni District.

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

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