P.Nagaraj v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.03.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP CRL.O.P(MD)No.23358 of 2023 P.Nagaraj

...Petitioner

vs 1.The State represented by the Inspector of Police, Natham Police Station, Dindigul District.

2.S.Thenmozhi

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying, to call for the records and to quash the First Information Report in Cr.No.648 of 2023 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Natham Police Station, Dindigul District for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 324 and 506(2) of IPC.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Beema Rao For R1 : Mr.M.Veeranthiran Government Advocate (crl.side) For R2 :Ms.G.Dhivyabarathi **** 1/5

O R D E R

The Criminal Original Petition had been filed seeking to quash the FIR in Cr.No. 648 of 2023 pending on the file of the first Respondent Police.

2.Mr.M.Beema Rao, learned Counsel [Enrl.No.3086/2016], who filed vakalat on behalf of the Petitioner/Accused, Mr.M.Veeranthiran, learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing on behalf of the first Respondent and Ms.G.Dhivyabarathi, learned Counsel (Enrl.No. 3039/2016], who filed vakalat on behalf of the second Respondent are present in Court.

3.The learned Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner is arrayed as sole Accused in Cr.No.648 of 2023 pending on the file of the first Respondent. Pending investigation, the Accused and the de-facto Complainant had arrived at an amicable settlement. A joint compromise memo had also been filed before this Court by the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Counsel for the second Respondent/de-facto 2/5

Complainant.

4.The learned Government Advocate (crl.side), on instructions from the first Respondent, submitted that the compromise arrived at between the parties is bona fide.

5.The first Respondent had also filed a status report, in which, it is stated that during the pendency of the investigation, the accused and the defacto Complainant had arrived at an amicable settlement. 6.In the light of the status report filed by the first Respondent, the joint compromise memo filed by the parties concerned is recorded. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the FIR in Cr.No.648 of 2023 pending on the file of the first Respondent Police is quashed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Internet :Yes/No 07.03.2024 Index :Yes/No NCC :Yes/No 3/5

cmr To The Inspector of Police, Natham Police Station, Dindigul District.

SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP , J.

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