Mohanavel, v. The State Of Tamil Nadu
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 05.12.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR 1.Mohanavel 2.Premadhass ... Petitioners Vs.
1.State, Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Madukkur Police Station, Thanjavur District.
(Crime No.128 of 2019) 2.Renuga ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for records pertaining to the impugned First Information Report in Crime No.128 of 2019, dated 19.08.2019, on the file of the first respondent, and quash the same.
For Petitioners : Mr.A.Azhageson For R1 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Criminal Side) For R2 : Mr.N.Jeyaram Sidharth 1/6
ORDER
The Criminal Original Petition has been filed invoking Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking orders to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.128 of 2019, dated 19.08.2019, pending on the file of the first respondent Police.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners and the second respondent / de-facto complainant are relatives and they were having land dispute for the past several years, due to which, on 10.08.2019, at about 07:30 a.m., the first petitioner went to the de-facto complainant's house and attacked her with wooden log and the second petitioner used filthy language against her and attacked with knife in her left finger. Hence, the de-facto complainant has lodged a complaint.
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the second respondent has lodged a complaint before the first respondent Police and on that basis, F.I.R. came to be registered in Crime No.128 of 2019, dated 19.08.2019, for the offences under Sections 294(b), 324 and 506(ii) of I.P.C. against the petitioners.
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4. The case is still under the investigation. By passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.
5. A Joint Memo of Compromise, dated 22.11.2024, has been filed before this Court, which has been signed by the petitioners and the second respondent and also by their respective counsel. The petitioners and the second respondent were also present in person before this Court and they were identified by Mr.S.Udayan, Head Constable (2893), Madukkur Police Station, Thanjavur District, as well as by the learned counsels appearing for the parties. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.
6. In the instant case, the dispute is of personal in nature and now the parties had compromised. Where the parties have compromised the matter, the High Court has power to quash the complaint for the offences under Sections 294(b), 324 and 506(ii) of I.P.C. 3/6
7. The legal position expressed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and another reported in (2012)10 SCC 303 and Parbatbhai Aahir @ Parbatbhai Vs. State of Gujarat) reported in (2017) 9 SCC 641 were taken into consideration.
8. In the light of the guidelines issued in the above said Judgments of the Hon'ble Apex Court, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the proceedings in Crime No.128 of 2019, pending before the first respondent Police, even though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature.
9. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.128 of 2019, on the file of the first respondent Police, is quashed and the terms of joint compromise memo dated 22.11.2024, shall form part and parcel of this order. 05.12.2024 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No smn2 4/6
To 1.The Inspector of Police, Madukkur Police Station, Thanjavur District.
2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.
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