Saravanan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.02.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP CRL.O.P(MD)No.23152 of 2023 1.Saravanan 2.Minor Abichek @ Abishek 3.Mahenthiraprabu

...Petitioners

vs 1.The Inspector of Police, Manamadurai Police Station, Sivagangai District.

(Cr.No.355 of 2023) 2.Saravanakumar 3.Vetrikannan

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned FIR in Cr.No.355 of 2023, dated 20.08.2023 pending on the file of the first Respondent Police and to quash the same.

For Petitioners :Mr.R.Shankar Ganesh For R1 :Mr.M.Veeranthiran Government Advocate (crl.side) For R2 and R3 :Mr.Guru Muruganantham **** 1/5

O R D E R

The Criminal Original Petition had been filed seeking to quash the FIR in Cr.No.355 of 2023 pending on the file of the first Respondent Police. 2.Mr.R.Shankar Ganesh, learned Counsel [Enrl.No.1024/2010], who filed vakalat on behalf of the Petitioners/Accused, Mr.M.Veeranthiran, learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing on behalf of the first Respondent and Mr.Guru Muruganantham, learned Counsel (Enrl.No. 1192/2020], who filed vakalat on behalf of the second and third Respondents are present in Court.

3.The learned Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner are arrayed as A1 to A3 in Cr.No.355 of 2020 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 Petitioners and the learned Counsel for the Respondents 2 and 3. 2/5

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

3.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. 5.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.355 of 2023 pending on the file of the first Respondent Police is quashed.

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The Inspector of Police, Manamadurai Police Station, Sivagangai District.

SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP , J.

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