Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/21458/2022allowed

Vinothkumar v. The Inspector Of Police

2025-11-10Honourable Mrs Justice S.Srimathy2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10-11-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD) NO. 21458 of 2022 AND CRL MP(MD) NOs. 15084 and 15083 OF 2022 Vinothkumar Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station Thilagarthidal Madurai City.

Crime No.10 of 2019.

2. Balasaraswathy Respondent(s) Prayer:To call for the records pertaining to the impugned charge sheet in CC.No.699 of 2020 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court,Madurai and quash the same as far as the Petitioner is concerned.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.K.Sharan For Respondent(s): Mr.A.S.Abul Kalaam Azad, Government Advocate (Crl.side) for R1 Mr.P.Muthuvel for R2

ORDER

The present petition is filed to quash impugned charge sheet in CC.No.699 of 2020 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Madurai, in FIR No.10 of 2019 for the offences under Sections 498(A), 403, 294(b), 323, 506(i) of IPC read with 109 of IPC Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

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2.Pending this petition, the parties have entered into a compromise before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre and a settlement agreement, dated 12/01/2024 was entered into by the parties. It seems that the parties were living as a joint family with the in laws. It is agreed between the parties that they would form a separate nuclear family with the petitioner and the defacto complainant by leaving out the in laws and they have also agreed to withdraw all the cases. 3.Based on the settlement agreement, dated 12.01.2024, this Court is inclined to quash the impugned charge sheet and the impugned charge sheet is quashed. The settlement agreement, dated 12.01.2024, shall form part and parcel of this order. Accordingly, the criminal original petition is allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

10-11-2025 Tmg To

1. The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station Thilagarthidal, Madurai City.

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

3. The Additional Mahila Court, Madurai.

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